Do you like to stay in bed as long as you can? NASA will pay you for that to the tune of $170 per day. But there is a catch. You'll have to be there 24/7 for 70 days, most of the time, with your head tilted down and your feet up. You can play on your phone, read, play with your cat, whatever - as long as you don't get up.
It's part of NASA's 'Bed rest studies,' which mimics the effect of space travel in a gravity-free environment. Results of the study will help with understanding which mission tasks might be affected by changes in physiology during space flight; how physiological changes map to a person's ability to do a particular task, and design countermeasures to prevent or minimize impairment to these physiological systems.
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