• Question: how long does it take for an astronaut to re adjust to walking on the Earth?

    Asked by PreciousPandaHannah to Anne, Beth, COLFlight, Jon, Tom on 7 Oct 2015.
    • Photo: Columbus Flight Directors

      Columbus Flight Directors answered on 7 Oct 2015:

      Sergio:
      Hi Hannah,
      that depends a lot on the different astronauts, mainly on how well their body has reacted to the exercises while in space.
      Someone faster, someone slower, but in general they are able to walk a few hours after reentry.

      The most problems are with the equilibrium and the feel of motion sickness: after you stay for long in zero gravity, your brain is not used to gravity anymore. So in the beginning it’s enough to move your head to left and right and you’ll feel dizzy. But this is also something that is usually gone after few hours.

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