Stranded NASA astronaut says she's lost ability to perform vital bodily function after being in space so long

Daily Mail ^ | January 31, 2025 | Ellyn LaPointe

[Angelino97]

When I was a kid, I thought one day people would colonize planets all across the galaxy. Much later, I came to realize that space is far more hostile than depicted in sci-fi, and that humanity would likely stay on Earth forever.

[Az Joe]

That’s the spirit!

[BenLurkin]

Their going to have a lot sick leave and vacation banked by the time they are done.

[married21]

I think people should try living in a station under the ocean for practice before we send them out to space. Our ocean is a vast frontier that beckons explorers imho.

[Gay State Conservative]

This doesn’t sound good.

[azsportsterman]

They’re both gonna retire as Generals, with some kind of very large cash settlement. That along with the money they’ll collect from the talk show circuit should hold them over until they can collect social security.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

"...lost ability to perform vital bodily function"

Ok, everybody fess up. How many thought it was walking and lying down?

[MRadtke]

“Their going to have a lot sick leave and vacation banked by the time they are done.”

Not to mention the overtime! :)

[Twotone]

I recall our astronauts had treadmills & other exercise equipment on the space station to prevent them from losing muscle tone. Not there anymore?

[Fledermaus]

Zero

[null and void]

True, the universe is trying to kill us at every turn. All the more reason to spread humanity to avoid all of us being on today’s target.

[Fledermaus]

I thought they had machines they used to simulate walking

[immadashell]

They’re going to have…

[BenLurkin]

Opps

[grey_whiskers]

Oh, I thought it was related to something usually relating to lying down...

[gitmo]

Ok, everybody fess up. How many thought it was walking and lying down?

[BipolarBob]

Their going to have a lot sick leave and vacation banked by the time they are done.

Not as much as you think. You age less in space and they'll have to deduct space time from earth time and divide by three. They'll end up taking Trumps buyout offer for government employees because they did not return to work in the office by the deadline.

[HartleyMBaldwin]

I’ve been hearing about spacewalks since I was a kid. Get out and spacewalk a little each day, problem solved.

[cgbg]

Going from New York to California is a brutal trip—by horse and buggy.

We need the correct tech for the job—obviously not ready for prime time...yet.

[skr]

We have the oceans to explore right down here. Only send unmanned vehicles to space. We don’t need to live there, we need to live here. And we won’t be living underwater either, it’s just a waste of time and resources to try to trans-atmosphere Mankind.