Space Travelers on ISS Are Healthy, Despite Rumors

Last week, some news websites like The Daily Mail and The New York Post claimed that astronaut Suni Williams was sick. They even said her colleague, Butch Wilmore, might be losing weight. NASA quickly cleared things up, saying all astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) are doing well. The rumors started because some people thought Williams looked thin in recent photos. Dr. Vinay Gupta, a doctor not working with NASA, said Williams might be feeling the effects of living in space for a long time. But Williams said she weighs the same as when she left Earth. She just has bigger thighs and a bigger butt because of space workouts!

About Wilmore, The New York Post said he might be losing weight too. An unnamed NASA worker said it's not a big deal because Wilmore was heavier to begin with. But NASA's Dr. J. D. Polk said all astronauts are healthy. They've been living in space for a long time, and flight surgeons on Earth watch their health. Williams and Wilmore aren't stuck in space forever. They're coming back in February 2025 on a SpaceX Crew Dragon. They've got plenty of supplies on the ISS. Other astronauts living there now include Don Pettit, Nick Hague, and Russian cosmonauts Aleksandr Gorbunov, Aleksey Ovchinin, and Ivan Vagner.

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