Nov 9, 2024 09:32 PM
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NASA may come to regret its decision to unexpectedly keep this two-person crew up there all these lengthy months, especially since the defective Starliner did return home okay without them.
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Sunita Williams’ shocking weight loss onboard ISS mission sparks concern in NASA
https://www.livemint.com/science/sunita-...92096.html
INTRO: Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams, currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for more than 150 days, has lost a considerable amount of weight, leading to health concerns, reported a NY Post.
According to the report, Williams was supposed to spend eight days in space, but her Boeing Starliner spacecraft faced some technical issues and delayed her return to Earth until February 2025. Meanwhile, the NASA and medical personnel noted she had 'sunken cheeks' in recent pictures, News18 quoted NY Post as saying.
A NASA employee was quoted by the NY Post, “She’s become skin and bones." Though pulmonologist Dr Vinay Gupta opined that Williams's symptoms can be attributed to normal stresses that a person faces when they live at high altitude. He added that this results in a breakdown of nutrition and drastic loss of calories.
As per details, pointed out by a NASA employee to NY Post, an average astronaut needs around 3,500-4,000 calories per day to maintain weight in space. However, Williams has not been able to provide these inputs. Also, at high altitude, preparation as well as the consumption of food in this microgravity greatly complicates the situation. Despite plenty of food available in ISS, getting the right kinds of food requires effort under such circumstances.
In the meantime, NASA has made sure Williams’s health status was closely monitored and she gets her proper weight back. All commands and all the astronauts themselves are perfectly healthy, and measures are taken to feed the astronauts properly and take care for their overall well-being.
Currently, Williams is stranded on the ISS due to technical issues with Boeing’s Starliner space vehicle, along with fellow astronaut Butch Wilmore. Five of the 28 thrusters of the Starliner spacecraft failed during the approach to the ISS. (MORE - details)
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INSIDE EDITION
https://youtu.be/h2SWkWJdn5s
VIDEO EXCERPT: (Dr Sandra Stankovich) I would strongly caution any kind of interpretation of someone's health status based solely on one image just like here on Earth it's really hard to tell anything about someone just by looking at a single photo without any additional context.
(Deborah Norville) And today NASA issued a statement saying Sunny Williams is in good health.
Photo raises concern for health of stranded NASA astronaut
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/h2SWkWJdn5s
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Sunita Williams’ shocking weight loss onboard ISS mission sparks concern in NASA
https://www.livemint.com/science/sunita-...92096.html
INTRO: Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams, currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for more than 150 days, has lost a considerable amount of weight, leading to health concerns, reported a NY Post.
According to the report, Williams was supposed to spend eight days in space, but her Boeing Starliner spacecraft faced some technical issues and delayed her return to Earth until February 2025. Meanwhile, the NASA and medical personnel noted she had 'sunken cheeks' in recent pictures, News18 quoted NY Post as saying.
A NASA employee was quoted by the NY Post, “She’s become skin and bones." Though pulmonologist Dr Vinay Gupta opined that Williams's symptoms can be attributed to normal stresses that a person faces when they live at high altitude. He added that this results in a breakdown of nutrition and drastic loss of calories.
As per details, pointed out by a NASA employee to NY Post, an average astronaut needs around 3,500-4,000 calories per day to maintain weight in space. However, Williams has not been able to provide these inputs. Also, at high altitude, preparation as well as the consumption of food in this microgravity greatly complicates the situation. Despite plenty of food available in ISS, getting the right kinds of food requires effort under such circumstances.
In the meantime, NASA has made sure Williams’s health status was closely monitored and she gets her proper weight back. All commands and all the astronauts themselves are perfectly healthy, and measures are taken to feed the astronauts properly and take care for their overall well-being.
Currently, Williams is stranded on the ISS due to technical issues with Boeing’s Starliner space vehicle, along with fellow astronaut Butch Wilmore. Five of the 28 thrusters of the Starliner spacecraft failed during the approach to the ISS. (MORE - details)
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INSIDE EDITION
https://youtu.be/h2SWkWJdn5s
VIDEO EXCERPT: (Dr Sandra Stankovich) I would strongly caution any kind of interpretation of someone's health status based solely on one image just like here on Earth it's really hard to tell anything about someone just by looking at a single photo without any additional context.
(Deborah Norville) And today NASA issued a statement saying Sunny Williams is in good health.
Photo raises concern for health of stranded NASA astronaut