Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams is currently stuck in space. Sunita Williams was sent to the International Space Station (ISS) for just 8 days, but she has been stuck there for more than 9 months. After this, the date has come closer when Sunita Williams will set foot on Earth again, but will it be easy for her to step on Earth?

Sunita went to space in June in the year 2024. She is finally going to return to Earth on 19-20 March 2025. It is not easy to stay in space for such a long time, and there is a difference between staying in space and staying on the ground. Sunita can neither walk there nor can she lie down and rest. All these things have brought a lot of changes in her body. Due to this, it will be difficult for Sunita to step onto earth even after returning from space.

When will she be able to go home?

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry "Butch" Wilmore are finally preparing to return home after being stranded in the International Space Station (ISS) for 9 months due to a thruster malfunction, but their journey is not over yet. After such a long time in space, the gravity of the Earth will appear to be a different world for them. After spending a long time there, the world will seem different to them on returning here and it will be difficult for them to live a normal life right away.

According to the report, Sunita and Wilmore will return to Earth on March 19 or 20, but if you are thinking that they will go home immediately after returning, then it is not so. They will not be able to go home immediately after returning. Instead of going home, they will be taken for treatment to assess the damage of long-term weight loss, many tests will be done on their fitness. They will be able to go home only after passing these tests.

“I have forgotten how to walk”

Sunita recently said that I have been in space for a very long time and now I am trying to remember how to walk, how long have I not walked, how long have I not sat, and how long have I not laid down.

It is from this statement of Sunita Williams that we come to know how it has been for her to spend 9 months in space so far and how difficult it has been. She has even forgotten how to walk. This is the reason why she will be treated first, many types of tests will be done and only after this, she will be sent to her home. Doctors say that it will take at least 6 weeks for the astronauts to regain their strength, which means that even after returning from space, they will not be able to go to their home for a full 42 days. Doctors said that it would take them this time because their muscles and bones have become weak due to microgravity.

Cancer risk

In addition to muscle loss, a more dangerous concern facing both astronauts is radiation exposure. Without Earth's protective atmosphere, astronauts are exposed to intense cosmic radiation that can penetrate deep into their bodies, increasing the risk of many health problems, including cancer.

To recover, astronauts will first have to learn to walk again - astronauts will have to retrain their bodies to stand and walk under Earth's gravity.

Strengthening muscles and heart - Without gravity, the heart does not have to work as hard, leading to cardiovascular deconditioning.

Whole body recovery - regaining balance, stamina, and normal bodily functions. Only after doing all these things will Sunita and Wilmore be able to live a normal life once again.

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