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NASA astronauts return to Earth after 9 months: How space changes the body
Nine months in space can permanently alter the body, leaving astronauts with possible long-term health effects.
How Do Astronauts Breathe in Space?
Engineers have had to come up with some interesting ways to generate oxygen for astronauts in the vacuum of space.
Who Has Spent the Longest Time in Space?
As astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams return to Earth this week after being stranded at the ISS for 9 months, ...
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How does a long stay in space affect astronauts' minds and bodies?
Sleep disturbances and the inability to get regular sleep to allow their brains to rest will have led to cumulative fatigue – ...
Russian cosmonaut who spent 14 months in space left scientists shocked after health was assessed
Roughly, he spent a total of 14 months and 17 days in space uninterrupted; a record to this day. It had meant to be 16 months ...
Williams and Wilmore Are Not the First Astronauts to Be Delayed in Space
From a spacecraft’s coolant leak to the disintegration of the Soviet Union, astronauts have gotten stuck in space for a ...
Astronauts splashdown on Earth after spending an unexpected 9 months in space
After a week-long trip to the International Space Station ballooned into a nine-month stay, NASA astronauts Barry (Butch) ...
Cosmonaut who spent 437 days in space had particular reason for refusing to be carried out of landing capsule
A Russian cosmonaut who holds the world record for the longest time spent in space for one trip revealed why he refused help to walk when he landed back on Earth more than 14 months after lift off.
Who holds the record for the longest single stay in space? (Hint: It's not Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore)
Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams faced an unexpected nine-month stay on the ISS due to technical issues. They ...
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'Stranded' NASA astronauts carried away on stretchers after return from space. Here's why.
When astronauts return from a prolonged visit to space, they are often carried out of their capsules and placed on stretchers ...
Who are Butch Wilmore, Sunita Williams? What to know about the astronauts 'stuck' in space
America is eagerly awaiting the return of two astronauts who have been stuck on the ISS since last June. Here's who they are.
‘Puffy-head bird-leg syndrome’: What space travel does to the body
Weird things can happen to the body in space – not least from abrupt changes in gravity as well as weightlessness, radiation ...