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After their extended stay aboard the International Space Station, Williams and Wilmore will now undergo physical reconditioning to counteract the effects of prolonged weightlessness
Physiological changes that can occur include fluid shifts causing puffy faces, muscle atrophy leading to chicken legs, temporary height increase, and reduced bone density
The rehabilitation process begins immediately upon landing and involves two-hour daily sessions, seven days a week, for 45 days
Sunita Williams missed her third space travel as Boeing's Starliner launch was Scrubbed due to a faulty oxygen relief valve on the second stage of the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. Now NSASA has announced a new launch date
Recently, Space X, the company of Elon Musk, the world's richest person who bought Twitter, has achieved another big success in space. The company managed to bring 4 passengers on the International Space Station to Earth safely.
Actor Tom Hanks revealed that he was given a chance to fly to space by billionaire Jeff Bezos
However, he refused that offer as per his interview on the show 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'
World’s richest man Jeff Bezos blasted into space on his rocket company Blue Origin’s first flight on Tuesday (July 20) and returned safely to Earth.
Jeff Bezos flew into space on his rocket company's first flight
He was accompanied by a hand-picked group
He is the second billionaire in just over a week to ride his own spacecraft
Branson would travel beyond Earth`s atmosphere ahead of Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos is slated to fly to space on July 20 along with his brother, Mark
Two companies are in the race to take passengers on space tourism and while neither has given a confirmed date yet, it could be as early as in 2019.
When retired astronaut Scott Kelly returned to Earth in March 2016, NASA carried out its Twin Study on him and his twin brother Mark Kelly.
The study is specifically aiming to find out how quickly we develop insulin resistance from prolonged bed rest, and what are the mechanisms driving this harmful effect.
The study involved astronaut Scott Kelly, who spent a year in space and his identical twin Mark who stayed on Earth.
The study in question suggests that a controversial and puzzling engine design could potentially make space travel much cheaper and faster may actually work.
SpaceX needs NASA approval of its launch system before it can put astronauts into space.
NASA scientists are currently working on a new laser technology that can take humans to Mars in flat three days.
The report said that Branson was heard telling guests at the "hit-and-giggle fest" that he was 100 percent going to space with his son despite the recent SpaceShipTwo disaster.
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