Calculi formation in the urinary system under microgravity conditions

The result of the crewmembers’ health state study eventually proved that during long duration spaceflight exposure to microgravity raises the risk of urolites formation because of increasing concentration of calcium salt in the urine. Deriving from described article, Scott M. Smith drew a connection between mentioned above risk of urolites formation with bone resorption, however, any attempt at reducing it without medication but merely using exercise hardware yielded minimum results. Both Peggy Whitson, and Scott M. Smith agree that low water consumption by astronauts under microgravity conditions boosts the risk of urolites formation. Such risks during space flight may have serious negative effects on the health of the crewmembers and negate the success of the mission. Thus, further promising research can be carried out to investigate the efficient method to mitigate the risk of urolites formation during space flight.