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2025-03-20 Science & Technology

The shocking things 286 days in space does to a human body: As rescued NASA astronauts stun the world with their frail and gaunt appearance, how their bodies have been ravaged by the void

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Posted by NoMoreBS 2025-03-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11137 views ] Top

#1 'Experts' reveal how little they know about how long it will take NASA astronauts to recover after nine months stranded in space.

If they care to.

Nine months?
I thought this was a 'they were making a baby' experiment.

Posted by Skidmark 2025-03-20 00:10|| 2025-03-20 00:10|| Front Page Top

#2
I seem to remember that Musk offered SpaceX for retrieval during the Biden Admin and was turned down.

Posted by NN2N1 2025-03-20 07:27|| 2025-03-20 07:27|| Front Page Top

#3 One of the articles on them said something like "If they look like they've aged, it's because they have."

Looking at the symptoms described and comparing it to personal experience, I'd have to say "ayup".

Posted by Mercutio 2025-03-20 10:10|| 2025-03-20 10:10|| Front Page Top

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