Space medicine expert Bonnie Posselt answers YOUR questions!
Bonnie Posselt
10 December 2019
We were delighted to put your questions to space medicine expert Sqd. Ldr. Bonnie Posselt, an RAF doctor specialising in Aviation and Space Medicine. Bonnie was very impressed with your questions and you can watch her answer them below!
What do you think now you have heard from Bonnie Posselt? Add your comments below!
Comments (33)
25 Nov 2019
Dedicated_strawberry, there is a video on youtube about how to sleep in space, watch that if you want to find out more about sleeping in space.
26 Nov 2019
I would like to go into space even though it may not be possible for children to do so. I will wait till I can. Then I would try to keep a diary about my life in space. Before I go, I would take a picture of myself and leave it on earth. When I come back I will take another picture of myself and compare it, just like how when some people found identical twins, sent one of the twins into space and left one on earth to compare the differences made in space. Since I don't have an identical twin, I will take photos instead.
Thank you for reading,
brave_otter
I DIDNT KNOW THAT
26 Nov 2019
I would love to go to space because some people have made videos about space and it sounds cool ,fun and adventures and why would you look at a world that you all ready seen before when you could go to space and explore
Absolutely - follow your dreams! We will definitely need more astronauts to go to the Moon and Mars in the future. Keep working hard and don't give up!
26 Nov 2019
What type of medicine type is most use full
26 Nov 2019
can chickens survive on mars?
Good question really funny Keep it up! :))
26 Nov 2019
Have you ever experienced pain or the Space environments, for example bone and muscle deterioration or pain through your suit?
I have chosen this question because side effects are very important as they can affect you physically and mentally as valuable_chemistry and succinct_leaves said so NASA would need to be aware.
I have asked if you have experienced pain through your suit because although I have experienced how UV light will effect a spacesuit, this will give me an idea of what other materials could be used.
As my final question: Do you like finding and testing Space medicines?
I have chosen this because you have chosen this kind of position or role in Space so i would like to ask if you enjoy this as making a discovery is often surprising.
I can only comment on the practise space suits that we used on our analogue Mars mission. Yes, they were heavy and caused muscle pain. If you have lost muscle and bone mass during a long duration mission in microgravity travelling to get to Mars then yes, working in a heavy space suit will be even harder!
Yes, I love working in Space Medicine as I get to interact with lots of interesting people and the human body is fascinating!
26 Nov 2019
How did you feel when you made your first space medicine ??????😃
27 Nov 2019
What ingredients do you use to make the medicine
28 Nov 2019
what is the space station like?Is it weird living in space?
28 Nov 2019
Do you make medicine by hand or by machine?
28 Nov 2019
Are there any deformities that could manifest if you remain in space for an extended period of time, say, at least a year? I am curious on the matter because astronauts may have to deal with these obstacles in future extended missions (travelling to mars, perhaps).
28 Nov 2019
How would you make medicine for people who had such an experience OUTSIDE THE WORLD?!?
29 Nov 2019
I'm surprised that my question was answered!
29 Nov 2019
how did you become a space medical doctor
I studied Maths, Physics and Chemistry at A-level. Then I went to medical school to become a doctor and I joined the RAF because I love flying. After my first few jobs in a hospital I was able to specialise in Aviation and Space Medicine. It's about working hard and following your dreams. When I first started out people thought I was crazy wanting to do space medicine and it didn't really exist in the UK but now I'm able to do it and I love it.
29 Nov 2019
why did you choose this job when you could have done something else.
30 Nov 2019
Who is the first woman to go to space and moon walk
yours sincerely
comfortable_flute
im not sure but what a good idea
The first woman in space was a Russian lady called Valentina Tereshkova, back in 1963. The first British person in space was a woman called Helen Sharman, who travelled to the Mia space station in 1991.
Unfortunately no woman has set foot on the Moon yet, but that is all set to change with NASA planning on sending the first woman to the Moon as early as 2024 - could it be you?
I would love to go to SPACE but I won't be at school and my mother probably won't let me go to space because I am a kid. I have a question, has there been a kid to go to the moon, if so WOW.
05 Dec 2019
where you excited when you first realized you could make space medicine?
09 Dec 2019
What does the space medicine do to the person for them to feel better, for example does it have a certain ingredient inside of it?
09 Dec 2019
What kind of medicines do you make?
09 Dec 2019
How do the medicines affect the human body?
09 Dec 2019
do the medicines affect the human body mentally?
09 Dec 2019
What is the difference between medicine on earth that we have and the medicine for in space? Is there like a special ingredient or is it just the same?
10 Dec 2019
does the medicine in space only work very well and mentally up there or does it work the same down here
18 Dec 2019
I have 2 questions: is it possible that aliens can come to Earth? Or will they die because it probably has a different system to ours?
26 Jan 2020
Bonnie has there ever been a child go into space?
comfortable_flute
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