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NASA’s Oldest Astronaut Reports That Something Strange Happened to His Body When He Went to Space - MSN
On his 70th birthday, America's oldest full-time astronaut touched down back on Earth after spending 220 days on the International Space Station — and according to him, he didn't feel his age at ...
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Astronaut explains what a long space mission did to his body - NPR
Jack Fischer spent more than 100 days aboard the International Space Station in 2017. He described to NPR what being in space for so long does to the body and what it feels like to return home.
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Shubhanshu Shukla becomes 634th human to orbit Earth. What Orbital Astronaut Number pins signify
Shukla joins the ranks of astronaut Rakesh Sharma, who is orbital astronaut number 138, and Kalpana Chawla, who is number 366 ...
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NASA’s oldest astronaut felt the decades melt away in space before returning on his 70th birthday - New York Post
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Fresh from space, NASA’s oldest full-time astronaut said Monday that weightlessness made him feel decades younger, with everyday aches and pains vanishing. Don Pettit ...
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Outer space changes the human body. NASA astronauts tell us how : Short Wave - NPR
Outer space changes the human body. NASA astronauts tell us how : Short Wave Lower gravity. Higher radiation. No ER access. These are just a few of the challenges that humans face in outer space.
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Do cells in an astronaut’s body multiply at the same rate as on Earth?
If time changes as a result of the speed of space travel, do the cells in an astronaut’s body still multiply at the same rate? Ron Dippold San Diego, California, US. It is all relative.
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Experts reveal timeline for stranded NASA astronauts to reacclimate to Earth | Fox News
Medical expert Dr. Christopher Mason and former astronaut Jose M. Hernandez shared their expectations for how the stranded NASA astronauts will readjust to Earth after nine months in space.
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What’s it like to be 70 years old in space? “All those little aches and pains heal up.”
"When you're sleeping, you're just floating, and your body, all those little aches and pains heal up. You feel like you're 30 years old again and free of pain, free of everything. So I love being ...
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Short trips to space can have a toll on an astronaut’s body
NASA selected astronaut Scott Kelly for the agency’s first one-year mission, during which he spent a year on board the International Space Station from 2015 into 2016.
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NASA’s Oldest Astronaut Reports That Something Strange Happened to His Body When He Went to Space - Futurism
On his 70th birthday, America's oldest full-time astronaut touched down back on Earth after spending 220 days on the International Space Station — and according to him, he didn't feel his age at ...
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NASA's oldest astronaut felt the decades melt away in space before returning on his 70th birthday - KCRA Channel 3
Fresh from space, NASA's oldest full-time astronaut said Monday that weightlessness made him feel decades younger, with everyday aches and pains vanishing.Don Pettit marked his 70th birthday on ...