What happens to a human body when it leaves Earth

There is no Planet B... yet.

One of my earliest memories involving space dates back to the year 2000, when I was eight. My father set up his telescope in broad daylight, pointing it at the sky—not to see the stars, but something else much closer.

After a few minutes of adjusting and calibrating it, he told me to wait for his signal. Then he said: “Now!”

I rushed to look through the eyepiece and saw a huge metallic object moving slowly across the sky: the International Space Station.

How can people live while floating in the sky? What are the astronauts doing in there?

Those questions stayed with me. My father did not explain orbital mechanics to me that afternoon; he simply made space reachable.

I studied Psychology because I wanted to understand how humans think, behave, and thrive. After working in different fields and exploring various paths, my fascination with other worlds never disappeared.

A quarter of a century later, that curiosity became a purpose: a PhD in Psychology focused on long-duration space missions, and this project—because, as I learned that afternoon, learning lasts when it is engaging and shared.

I want to take one small step towards the future of human space exploration, and to inspire the generations who may one day become wanderers and settlers across the Solar System. You are here to learn, explore, and dream about what comes next.

The sky is no longer the limit. I need space.
Do you?

— Violeta Sarabia