u/Matthius81

Among the many hazards of space travel will be bone and muscle loss due to low gravity. To counter this can’t astronauts wear weighted vests to simulate earth gravity? Obviously this won’t work in space but on the moon or Mars it could provide health benefits. Say on the moon I weighed 1/6th my earth weight, then if I wear a jacket the same weight my muscles will be pushing 1/3rd of my weight around. Still not ideal but it would reduce the impact of low gravity. Also you wouldn’t have to send a jacket with every astronaut, just the fuel to launch them once to a base and various astronauts can cycle through the jackets as their missions require.