Want to Get Paid $18,000 by NASA To Lie In A Bed For 70 Days?

Would you take $18,000 to stay bedridden for 70 days straight?
You would be monitored 24/7 & must remain horizontal at all times. 
You will be on a regimented sleep schedule & No napping allowed during the day.
lights on at 6 a.m & Lights out at 10 p.m. You urinate & defecate in a bucket.

The research is called CFT 70 (Countermeasure and Functional Testing in Head-Down Tilt Bed Rest Study)
to learn how muscle and bone would deteriorate in such conditions. The research may be useful for lengthy space missions in the future, such as trips to Mars.

If you are interested visit here: https://bedreststudy.jsc.nasa.gov/cft.aspx

Time Commitment 
If you decide to participate in the study, you will be scheduled to spend about 97 or 105 days living in the bed rest facility of NASA’s Flight Analogs Research Unit (FARU) at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, TX. Exercising subjects will spend 105 days and non-exercising subjects will spend 97 days at the research unit. Scheduling will depend on the number of beds and your availability. 

Ambulatory Period 
During the first 13 days for non-exercising subjects, or the first 21 days for exercising subjects, you will be free to move around inside the bed rest facility and do normal things. 

Bed Rest Period 
After the first 13 or 21 day period, you will spend 70 days lying in bed, with your body slightly tilted downward (head down, feet up). 

Recovery Period
During the final 14 days of the study, you will again be free to move about within the facility. Because of deconditioning that takes place during bed rest, you will slowly begin normal everyday activity. You will participate in the reconditioning activities that are arranged for you during this time. 

During all phases of the study, you will take part in tests of your bone, muscle, heart and circulatory systems, and nervous systems, as well as your nutritional condition and your ability to fight off infections. 


This research project has been reviewed by the Institutional Review Board (a committee which reviews medical research studies involving human subjects for safety and ethics) of the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.

Subjects in this study will be tested on set of seven functional tests (Functional Task Tests) and a corresponding set of physiological measures before and after 70 days of bed rest. Results of the study will help us

• Understand which mission tasks might be affected by changes in physiology during space flight,
• Understand 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

The study will also evaluate the effectiveness of a new exercise program to maintain muscle size and strength, bone health, and cardiovascular function during 70 days of bed rest. The exercise program is called the countermeasure and functional testing (CFT) study.