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

  • Bloobish [comrade/them]
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    58 months ago

    Jesus christ that can’t be healthy long term, doesn’t microgravity lead to losses in bone and muscle density?

    • Ech
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      98 months ago

      The average stay on the iss is 6 months, with the longest being nearly a year. They know how to deal with the effects of these things, so it’s not going to be a huge problem.

      • Bloobish [comrade/them]
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        38 months ago

        That’s good, so honestly it’s just trying to stay sane on what was originally a short week or so trip, here’s hoping they didn’t have any plans for the holidays.