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How Long Does It Take For Astronauts To Recover After Returning To Earth?
Outer space is an extreme place, that's why it's not surprising that astronauts need some time to recover after the return to ...
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Flexible, wearable devices could track astronaut health in space
Some research suggests that flexible devices can spot subtle shifts in cardiovascular function or posture before things ...
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'I didn't look too good because I didn't feel too good': NASA astronaut Don Pettit explains why he seemed so unwell after landing (video)
NASA's oldest active astronaut felt as sick as he looked shortly after returning to Earth this month. Don Pettit and two cosmonaut colleagues came home aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft on April ...
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NASA's oldest astronaut felt the decades melt away in space before returning on his 70th birthday
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 ...