Centrifuges are not utilized for long-term astronaut health on the ISS
Centrifuges are currently studied as experimental artificial gravity countermeasures on the ground rather than being routinely utilized for long-term astronaut health on the International Space Station.
The retrieved literature consistently frames artificial gravity and short-radius centrifugation as proposed or experimental countermeasures investigated through ground-based bed rest studies (such as the BRACE and BRAVE studies), rather than operational hardware currently installed and utilized on the ISS for daily astronaut health maintenance.
Gilles Clément, Quentin Delière, Pierre-François Migeotte. Perception of verticality and cardiovascular responses during short-radius centrifugation. 2014. https://doi.org/10.3233/ves-130504
Discusses short-radius centrifugation as a proposed countermeasure rather than an already operational long-term installation on the ISS.
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Mandić M, Lundberg TR, Frippiat JP, McDonnell AC, Mekjavić IB, Bareille MP, Billette de Villemeur R, Fernandez-Gonzalo R. Limited musculoskeletal benefits of artificial gravity combined with cycling during bed rest: Results from the BRACE study.. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1113/ep093145
Examines artificial gravity via bed rest analogs, highlighting that centrifugation is actively studied experimentally rather than routinely deployed on the ISS.
Bailey DM, Blottner D, Gunga HC, Schneider S, Wotring V, Baatout S, Durante M, Olde Engberink RHG, Goswami N, Heer M, Liphardt AM, Monici M, Pagnini F, Stern C, Stukenborg JB, Weber T, Vico L, White O, van Ombergen A, Choukér A. Integrative focus on the space exposome-integrome: physiological challenges and practical limits of countermeasures beyond low Earth orbit.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41526-025-00537-1
Notes that artificial gravity and other deep-space countermeasures remain future or developing goals beyond current low Earth orbit systems.
Khan SUE, Varghese RJ, Kassanos P, Farina D, Burdet E. Space Physiology and Technology: Adaptations, Countermeasures, and Opportunities for Wearable Systems.. 2026. https://doi.org/10.34133/cbsystems.0477
Lists current countermeasures on spacecraft as primarily resistive exercise and pharmacological interventions rather than centrifuges.
Culliton K, Melkus G, Sheikh A, Liu T, Berthiaume A, Armbrecht G, Trudel G. Artificial gravity protects bone and prevents bone marrow adipose tissue accumulation in humans during 60 d of bed rest.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1093/jbmr/zjaf119
Investigates artificial gravity using ground-based bed rest simulations to test its future potential rather than its current operational use on the ISS.
Mekjavic IB, Sorrentino RG, Fortune J, Fisher JT, Tsoutsoubi L, Ioannou LG, Vovk A, Supej M, McDonnell AC, Ciuha U. The effect of artificial gravity on the outcome of a two-week resistance vibration exercise programme: BRAVE study.. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1113/ep093066
Evaluates short-arm centrifuges as an experimental training setup in ground studies rather than standard daily equipment on the space station.
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