Astronauts and Gravity

by Kids Discover

After long space visits, astronauts can take up to a month to adjust to gravity. Shaky balance may make it hard even to walk a straight line. After four months on the International Space Station, astronaut Chris Hadfield said he had to get used to talking without a weightless tongue!

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