Fingers crossed for the 2 astronauts splashing down at 9.57pm

[Murdochcat]

Mars will cost a trillion times more than quick hop into space...

So what. Astronauts know the risks and I’m sure they were involved in the discussions too.

Any extra rescue would have been part funded by the UK whereas I don’t think the UK is funding the Mars work

 

[crystal ball]

I wish them all the best.

What about the other two?

 

[Odds]

They'll be a long time in rehab to recover, it seems...

Spending months in microgravity is brutal on the body. Without the Earth’s gravitational pull, muscles shrink, bones weaken and bodily fluids shift.
Astronauts lose muscle mass rapidly because they do not use their legs to support their weight. Their bones become fragile and they lose 1 percent of their bone mass per month – equivalent to an entire year of ageing on Earth..read on @. Al Jazz

 

[Notch7]

They'll be a long time in rehab to recover, it seems...

Spending months in microgravity is brutal on the body. Without the Earth’s gravitational pull, muscles shrink, bones weaken and bodily fluids shift.
Astronauts lose muscle mass rapidly because they do not use their legs to support their weight. Their bones become fragile and they lose 1 percent of their bone mass per month – equivalent to an entire year of ageing on Earth..read on @. Al Jazz

They have to do a lot of resistance exercise daily to slow that process

 

[transam]

Wonder if he gave her one in the 8 months they were there ???

Mind you zero gravity ? Could cause issues ????

 

[Notch7]

What about the other two?

All 4 of them, even the Russian

 

[noseall]

So what.

It verifies what I have said about a manned trip to Mars being a pipe dream....." too expensive" being just one of those reasons

 

[Notch7]

It verifies what I have said about a manned trip to Mars being a pipe dream....." too expensive" being just one of those reasons

9 months travel time each way

and a very thin atmosphere so you cant survive without a space suit

Id rather go to a Greek island

 

[MNW67]

9 months travel time each way

and a very thin atmosphere so you cant survive without a space suit

Id rather go to a Greek island

A bit of terraforming will sort most of that.

 

[Murdochcat]

Mars will cost a trillion times more than quick hop into space...

So what. Astronauts know the risks and I’m sure they were involved in the discussions too.

As I said before it doesn’t affect us so what is the problem

 

[Murdochcat]

9 months travel time each way

Are you sure about that?

9 months 1 way, then you have to wait a long time for it to be a 9 month return journey

 

[pete01]

Just watched them on the news they are looking very frail, must be strange coming back to earth.

 

[Lirefighter]

Just watched them on the news they are looking very frail, must be strange coming back to earth.

I heard that she has been to the space station many times and has the record for the most space walks by a female.
But yes, it must be a very strange experience feeling the effects of gravity after so long without it.

 

[Highway Man]

Just watched them on the news they are looking very frail, must be strange coming back to earth.

You get used to it, I am like it after a day in my cherry picker

 

[noseall]

Are you sure about that?

9 months 1 way, then you have to wait a long time for it to be a 9 month return journey

Note the words ‘travel time’.