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After a long wait of a month, SpaceX and NASA have launched a mission to bring back American astronaut Sunita Williams and Buch Wilmor from the International Space Station (ISS).
Williams and Wilmore are now at the space station for nine months. They were on a mission that was only last one week.
The mission of bringing astronauts back was on 7:03 ET on Friday, with a Falcon 9 rocket took a dragon spacecraft on the crew -10 mission.
While the whole world waits for the return of astronauts after nine months, experts say it will not be easy for them to be compatible with Earth’s methods.
Sunita Williams, Buch Wilmor can get ‘baby feet’
When astronauts return to Earth, they usually face several physical issues, which are mainly due to exposure to prolonged weightlessness.
One of the low-term effects of staying in space for a long time is the development of ‘baby feet’.
According to experts, Sunita Williams and Buch Villmore may experience the issue after returning to Earth.
What is ‘baby feet’? Why does this happen
Talking to NewsNation Prime, Leroy Chiao, a former NASA astronaut reported that astronauts may experience ‘baby legs’ after being in space for a long time.
“You basically lose thick part of your skin,” Chiao said, the foot colosts decrease due to weightlessness in space.
Baby feet describe hypersensitivity and tenderness that astronauts can experience in the soles of their feet after being exposed to long -term weightlessness.
This is due to lack of pressure. The astronauts are applied to their feet when they are in space, as they use their hands and float to complete their functions. There is no pressure on the soles, which changes its texture.
Thick skin on the soles gives a way to lubricate the skin due to lack of friction and pressure. On Earth, astronauts, however, have to use their legs to roam and this can cause significant discomfort.
Sunita Williams and Buch Wilmore have boarded the ISS since June, after the Boeing Starlineer spacecraft, they were testing on its first crew visit.
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