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Health impacts of 9 months in space as 2 NASA astronauts return home after extended stay on ISS

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Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams are returning to Earth after spending nine months in space.

Extended time in space can bring changes to human physiology and psychology.

Changes due to microgravity include bone loss, muscle mass loss and increased radiation exposure.