Ep. 2161 - NASA Astronauts Return, Trump Brokers Putin CEASEFIRE?!
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How did NASA astronauts return from the ISS?
The NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Butch Wilmore splashed down in their SpaceX Dragon capsule off the coast of Florida just before 6 p.m. on Tuesday. So originally, that flight on the Boeing Starliner was supposed to last eight days, and they ended up up there for 286 days. Which has to suck, to be honest with you. Imagine that you're going to space and you tell your family that you're going to see them in a little over a week. And almost a year later, you're still up there. Now, depending on your family situation, maybe that's an unpaid vacation. But whatever it is, it's not great. And the failures of the Biden administration to work with Elon to actually get those people down is pretty astonishing.
It really is. Because we are now... a couple months into the Trump administration, and Musk is sending SpaceX, the much maligned Elon Musk is sending SpaceX to, you know, rescue astronauts where they are stranded in space, which also probably is the beginning of an amazing rom-com that'll come out in a year or two. The astronauts have said that they were actually prepared to stay longer, and they were eager to pitch in by conducting science experiments and maintenance aboard the orbiting laboratory. I'm sure they were. I mean, it probably gets pretty boring up there for a year. I hope that they at least liked each other. NASA officials said the decision about when and how to get them home was made based on safety and keeping the space station occupied, not politics. They were joined on their return trip by the NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russia's Alexander Gorbunov. So that is a very cool thing.
Apparently, the reentry process is pretty rough because if you spend a lot of time in space, then that creates changes in your body. So it's not going to be there's a ticker ticker tape parade tomorrow or anything. So whenever I don't know something about a topic, the first place I go is to my friends over at Perplexity. This search, by the way, is sponsored by Perplexity. I wanted to know what actual physical effects would a year long stint in space have on astronauts. And here is what my friend. Perplexity told me, quote, a year-long stint in space would have significant physical effects on astronauts due to the microgravity environment and other factors associated with space travel. Those effects include musculoskeletal changes like bone density loss.
You can lose 1 to 1.5% of bone mineral density per month in space. Wow, that is like a lot, actually. Basically like you get osteoporosis. You have muscle atrophy because the muscles weaken and waste away because you're not using them all the time. It can cause fluids to shift upwards, so you'll have a puffy face and some chicken legs. You don't get amazingly great looking in space, actually. Apparently, you have significant arterial stiffness, like a 17 to 30% increase in arterial stiffness. You can also have eye structure changes, vision problems. You will get taller, so maybe I should try it. You know, I've been ripped a lot about my height, so, oh, worthwhile. I don't know, I'll have to talk to my wife. And space anemia, decreased production of red blood cells occurs in space.
So it requires extensive rehabilitation. In other words, just for these astronauts to sort of re-enter the Earth's gravitational pull and then be made healthy once more. But good for Elon Musk, good for SpaceX, and it's good to have these astronauts home. Meanwhile, the other big news of the day is that President Trump had his long-awaited two-hour phone call with Vladimir Putin of Russia.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
How did NASA astronauts return from the ISS?
0:46–3:51
2
What was discussed in the Trump-Putin phone call?
3:51–5:12
3
Did Russia commit to a full ceasefire in Ukraine?
5:12–12:40
4
What are the challenges facing the U.S. economy?
12:40–16:17
5
How is the judiciary impacting the Trump administration?
16:17–25:54
6
What is the state of U.S. tariff plans under Trump?
25:54–47:34
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