Two astronauts who left Earth in June remain at International Space Station after issues with Boeing’s Starliner capsule
Archived version: https://archive.ph/2Z8Bn
Two astronauts who left Earth in June remain at International Space Station after issues with Boeing’s Starliner capsule
Archived version: https://archive.ph/2Z8Bn
Can you imagine if they broke the record for the longest stay on the ISS this way?
I mean, that would be terrible.
Microgravity is horrible for the human body. Bones lose density, the heart enlarges, and all muscles atrophy. It takes months or years to recover from prolonged microgravity, they were supposed to be up there for like a week, where none of that is an issue.
I’m sure if they really wanted to come down, nasa would put them on a different capsule and get them down, but then that just means 2 other people, who’ve been up there longer than them, have to stay in microgravity for even longer than they planned.
They have exercise equipment up there. They still lose bone and muscle density, but they work to keep from complete atrophy.
Source: Tosh had an astronaut on his podcast recently.