For nine months, two American astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, have been blocked in the ISS. A stay in space which was to last eight days and which was ultimately emerging due to failures within the return vessel.
Worthy of a science fiction film. Last June, two American astronauts named Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams go to the ISS. The journey to space is supposed to last only eight days Before returning to dry land. However, when leaving, the two scientists discover that they will remain blocked in the space of space. The stay which was to last eight days will finally lasted nine months. The two astronauts should come back to the earth on Tuesday, March 18.
When leaving in space, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were mounted aboard the Boeing Starliner vessel. Once arrived, he met many technical concerns forcing the two astronauts to stay in space. NASA had therefore been forced to return the empty ship on our planet. Finally, it will be a rocket from the company Space X held by billionaire Elon Musk who came to the aid of the two astronauts. Friday, March 14, from Florida, four crew members took over the ISS to take over from the two astronauts stuck for nine months. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will therefore be able to find their loved ones.
An impact on health for both astronauts?
A trip to space whether short or long always has an impact on the health and the physique of a human being. Even if astronauts are trained to resist. In addition, they continue physical activities in weightlessness. When Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will feel terrestrial gravity, the two astronauts may have a “earth sickness” (nausea and imbalances) which can last from 12 to 24 hours. The two scientists will have obviously lost by muscle mass and everyone’s immune system will be weakened. It will take about two weeks for it to return to normal.
Other changes were made during their trip to space. The vertebral column will be extended and the left ventricle of the heart will be retracted. In addition, the angle of the gaze will have been modified, the face will have swollen and the bones will have lost calcium. The imbalances will be caused by the modification of the inner ear. In a few months, the body will return to normal.
