Bone breakdown, muscle loss: What nine months in space does to the body
After an unplanned nine-month stay in space, astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams have returned to Earth. Here's what ...
9 ways living in space changes the human body
Space changes the human body in many ways. From bone loss to bloated faces, here's how microgravity and radiation affect the ...
Long, unplanned stay in space will have taken a toll on minds and bodies of stranded astronauts
While stranded, Wilmore and Williams will have been providing vital data to help measure the impacts of prolonged stays – ...
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are back on Earth. What does nine months in space do to the body?
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are back on Earth after nine months in space. Now they're facing weeks of rehabilitation so ...
Health Beat: Effects of space on the body
After being stranded in space for more than nine months, two NASA astronauts are finally jetting back into the Earth's ...
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What happens to the human body in deep space?
Bone and muscle deterioration, radiation exposure, vision impairment -- these are just a few of the challenges space ...
Behind the story of the return of stuck NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams
On an episode of “The Story Behind the AP Story,” Associated Press space writer Marcia Dunn discusses the space odyssey of ...
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Altered eyeballs, weaker bones: What nine months trapped in space will do to your body
US astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are finally back on Earth after being stranded in low earth orbit onboard the ... reductions in bone density, poor digestion, lower nutrient ...
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9 ways living in space changes the human body
Indeed, Stich said, "every single crew member that we fly in orbit, we collect medical research data," including drawing blood, measuring bone density ... found that about 7% of Scott Kelly's ...
Thousands of satellites are due to burn up in the atmosphere every year – damaging the ozone layer and changing the climate
Operators follow a 25-year rule: at this point, a satellite’s mission is deemed to have ended and it is lowered into the atmosphere where gravity and friction kicks in. While this helps clear space, ...
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Health impacts of 9 months in space as 2 NASA astronauts return home after extended stay on ISS
During this period, there is a decrease of muscle mass-- due to decreased use and lack of stimulus through exercise equipment -- and bone loss ... "In low earth orbit where the ISS is, astronauts ...
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Highlights From Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore’s Return to Earth
On Tuesday, two NASA astronauts who had been in orbit since June ... Without gravity, bone mass tends to diminish, a space version of osteoporosis. The astronauts worked out on the modified ...