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Zoe Forsey

NASA is paying people £14,000 to stay in bed for two months watching TV and reading

NASA is paying people £14,000 to spent two months in bed watching TV and reading - and there is still time to apply.

Successful applicants will have to do absolutely everything lying down - including eating and going to the loo.

They will be placed in specialised cots to test how space flight affects the human body focusing particularly on muscle waste, reports the Sun .

The study is joint with the European Space Agency and will take place at the German Aerospace Centre.

But this means there is requirement of the role - you must be able to speak German.

Participants are advised to take online courses (ESA)

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24 volunteers will be picked to take part, and bosses are advising participants to use the time to do online courses or learn new skills.

However there will also be  TV screens, books and other leisure activities to keep people entertained.

The beds will positioned so the legs are slightly higher than the head to reduce the blood flow, mimicking the effects of microgravity.

Lead scientist Dr Edwin Mulder, from the DLR Institute of Aerospace Medicine, told the Sun: "The use of artificial gravity might be the best solution for human health protection during human long-duration deep space missions."

Applications close on May 24 and the tests will be taking place in September.

 
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