On Nov. 15, Inside Indiana Business quoted Trappe about a NASA-funded study by researchers at Ball State. The findings of the first comprehensive bed rest study focusing exclusively on women will help NASA develop more effective countermeasures to mitigate strength and muscle loss in female astronauts on long-duration missions. The study examined 24 female participants to determine whether specific exercise regimens or nutritional supplements could prevent the loss of the lower body muscle mass and strength. "The message for women and their doctors is that it really took very little exercise to make an impact," said Trappe. "The total time spent exercising was less than 2 percent of the time they spent in bed during the entire 60-day period. In the end, a little bit of intense exercise goes a long way." The article also appeared in All American Patriots (Sweden), Medical News Today (U.K.), Muncie Free Press, PR Newswire (New York), Media For Freedom (Nepal), Scoop.co.nz (New Zealand), Space Fellowship (U.K.) and Space Ref.