Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, who’s present process a week-long rehabilitation programme to mitigate any hostile impact of microgravity, has shared an replace of his rehabilitation and mentioned that he was “surprised to observe the pace with which our body can adjust to new settings.”
‘Received many messages’
In a submit on social media platform Instagram, Group Captain Shukla, who returned to earth on July 15 after spending 18 days in the International Space Station as a part of the Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) mission, mentioned that he acquired a whole lot of messages concerning his well being and wishing him a speedy restoration.
“Experiencing microgravity our body goes through several changes like fluid shift, heart rate, balance readjustment, muscle loss. These are adaptations to the new environment. Once the body gets used to this and we return to gravity, these adjustments happen once again,” he mentioned.
“Though it varies for all astronauts, the body soon starts adapting to its new environment. I was surprised to observe the pace with which our body can adjust to new settings,” he additional added.
After the splashdown off the coast of San Diego in the U.S. he was flown to Houston for a week-long rehabilitation programme to mitigate any hostile impact of microgravity.
