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Astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley. Source: NASA
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Congratulations to SpaceX, Elon Musk, NASA and astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley for the successful May 30th launch to return astronauts back into space from American launch facilities.
The two astronauts plan on staying on the ISS for 30 days or longer. This got me thinking about astronauts and their ability to walk after returning from space.
In my article The Right Stuff Never Stumbles, I document how the Russian cosmonauts and space tourists could not remove themselves from the capsule upon landing or walk. They had to carted off the field due to the effects of being in zero gravity. Meanwhile, the Gemini and Apollo astronauts had no issues with this at all, regarding any of their flights and landings. They could extract themselves from their capsules and freely walk about minutes after landing.
So it will be an interesting test to see if Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley can walk shortly after their return from the ISS.
If they can, something is amiss.
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