Comments on: Three astronauts return to Earth safely, completing 371 day mission https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/three-asteronauts-return-to-earth-safely-completing-371-day-mission/ Fri, 29 Sep 2023 04:44:35 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Blair Ivey https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/three-asteronauts-return-to-earth-safely-completing-371-day-mission/#comment-1428889 Fri, 29 Sep 2023 04:44:35 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=98881#comment-1428889 Robert, thank you for sharing your experience with Dr. Polykov. It seems to me that, as we as a species evolved with our environment, we will always be at disadvantage outside narrow environmental conditions that are by no means common. We are not made for space; but we still go. The physical challenges, though, are limiting.

]]> By: Robert Zimmerman https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/three-asteronauts-return-to-earth-safely-completing-371-day-mission/#comment-1428804 Thu, 28 Sep 2023 03:13:59 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=98881#comment-1428804 In reply to Concerned.

Concerned: I interviewed Polykov in person in Moscow for several hours. He went to space as a trained, licensed doctor, whose speciality was space medicine. When he came back, he was probably in the best shape of almost anyone who has ever gone to space for a long mission.

He required time to recover, but he had none of the issues you describe, at least nothing that was permanent. In fact, he was convinced if he had landed on Mars instead of Earth, he could have functioned fully. I remain unconvinced, but he certainly had justifiable reason to think so.

]]> By: Concerned https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/three-asteronauts-return-to-earth-safely-completing-371-day-mission/#comment-1428795 Thu, 28 Sep 2023 02:12:36 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=98881#comment-1428795 And probably permanently injured to some degree also. That Russian record holder I recall had some irreversible bone loss or similar tissue degeneration (macular related maybe?). I think those endless circles in LEO on the ISS has taught them at least that long term exposure to zero G is toxic, even with vigorous daily exercise. And they still don’t really know what level of gravity is acceptable for what duration (aka the gravity prescription).

]]> By: pzatchok https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/three-asteronauts-return-to-earth-safely-completing-371-day-mission/#comment-1428767 Wed, 27 Sep 2023 22:24:45 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=98881#comment-1428767 Brave brave people,

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