Videos of Astronauts Returning from Space, Unable to Walk

Prolonged exposure to microgravity and interstellar radiation causes serious temporary and permanent physical damage during and after missions

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2/20/20251 min read

Scott Kelly

Space Shuttle Astronaut Collapses

Ellington Field, Houston, Texas - 22 September 2006 - Astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper speaking at welcome home ceremony, begins to sway and collapses. She is supported, then lowered to floor by fellow crew members. Lyndon B Johnson Space Centre, Houston, Texas

An astronaut collapsed twice Friday, a day after she returned to Earth in the shuttle Atlantis, and officials attributed her wobbles to the adjustment from 12 days at zero gravity.

Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper left the welcome-home ceremony at the hangar at Ellington Field, in Houston, Texas, but was not taken to a hospital.

Astronauts typically lose 10 percent to 14 percent of their blood volume while in space, usually regaining it in a day or two.