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Since the launch of the first biological satellite, Sputnik 2, in 1957, experimentation has been performed to understand the effects on the anatomy of living and working in a microgravity environment. Many different species (examples being mammals and fish) have been used as test subjects, including humans; however, research using birds has been limited. This paper establishes the essential role that birds (Class Aves) should play in future space missions, how birds can be utilized to further other fields of research in relation to osteoporosis and other medical conditions, and why the ISS will be the most logical choice for this research.
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Higgs, L. (2000). The International Space Station: Expanding our Knowledge of Reactions to Microgravity and Methods to Compensate the Effects of Gravity in Relation to Certain Species of Birds. In: Haskell, G., Rycroft, M. (eds) International Space Station. Space Studies, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4259-5_29
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