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As the space industry progresses toward long-range space exploration, 1 it is becoming increasingly vital to understand the implications of space travel on the well-being of astronauts. This rapid growth can be attributed in part to the privatization of the industry, as companies have begun partnering with government agencies such as NASA to begin sending more civilians to space than ever before. 2 As of 2021, there have been over 600 astronauts that have been to space, and this number will only continue to increase as new plans develop to return to the moon

In humans, exposure to microgravity results in a central reinterpretation of information from multiple sensory sources to produce a sensorimotor state appropriate for motor actions in microgravity. 4 However, this new adapted state is no longer appropriate for gravity-rich environments such as Earth, and a subsequent central reinterpretation is required to achieve a state appropriate for the gravity-rich environment. Before this adaptation completes, astronauts experience deficits in both perceptual and motor functions, including alterations in locomotor and