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Invariably, despite them doing all the right things (which I know they are) you're going to see a decrease in muscle mass and strength, no question.
Dr Gupta says
Boy if that's not a little embarrassing
After other crew members helped her to recover, Ms Stefanyshyn-Piper made light of the situation, telling the crowdIt's going to be space radiation exposure that's going to be the big limiting factor for how well astronauts do or how long they're going to be able to actually be in space,
said Susan Bailey, a radiation biologist from Colorado State University
Both of them are not inexperienced, they are familiar with the operations on board [the ISS],
said ReiterIf there are, all of a sudden, two persons more, they are not running short of water, oxygen or food immediately,
Reiter saidWhen they come back, they [can't] go on the dance floor, like anyone else who's been in weightlessness for many months,
Reiter saidThat's what all of that is about: Sparing them from those really hazardous late effects and some very acute effects,
Bailey saidRadiation exposure really is very damaging to our DNA,
said BaileyThe long-term health outcome from these changes is unknown but actively being investigated,
Nasa said
Crews have previously spent longer durations in space, and Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore’s performance after their return is expected to be consistent with established norms,
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There is no reason to think their muscles will not be able to hold them up... on the ISS, they have many ways to exercise,
Neil deGrasse Tyson told NDTV
They are professional astronauts... they are selected not just because they are physically fit but also because they are emotionally fit,
the astrophysicist saidThe difference is... when you spend this much time being weightless, your ability to orient for what is 'up' and 'down' is compromised because you never had to use these tools of the inner ear to establish 'up' and 'down' in space. Now I haven't been in space... but I have spoken to astronauts, friends of mine, who have spent a lot of time there, and they say typically they will recover within a week
he added
I’m the same weight that I was when I got up here.
But in an interview in November, Williams insistedThere's nothing permanent about what they've done, but they have to be very targeted about what they're doing from an exercise and nutritional standpoint to get back there.
Dr Jaquish saidThe IV in her wrist is most likely for rehydration and electrolyte balance
Dr Otulana said
I don't think people realize that you need gravity to exercise your muscles, and if you don't have gravity, your muscles have nothing to have resistance against.
Dr Vinay Gupta, a pulmonologist and Air Force veteran, told DailyMail.comSunita Williams' visibly thin wrists could indicate muscular atrophy, particularly in the forearm muscles, which are less used in space.
Dr Olalekan Otulana, a general practitioner at Cassioburt Court in the UK, told DailyMail.comThat amount of time in space is crushing.
Dr John Jaquish, a biomedical engineer in at Jaquish Biomedical, told DailyMail.com
While great strides have been made in space-friendly food, sustaining on that diet for a very long time is likely not going to provide your body with optimal nutrition that you'd get from eating a more varied diet on Earth.
Dr David Shafer, plastic surgeon and owner of Shafer Clinic and Advitam metabolic wellness clinic in New York, told DailyMail.com