

The image is incredible. The passage of time on the body of a 70-year-old man after spending 220 days aboard the International Space Station(ISS) has been striking, to say the least.
A state of form on which we can see the passage of time outside an atmospheric pressure that has made the image go viral with Don Pettit, an astronaut in the service of NASA, as the protagonist.
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NASA astronaut Don Pettit has officially returned home from the space station
An ‘almost’ perfect return mission
Mr. Pettit celebrated his 70th birthday by traveling back to Earth in a spaceship after completing his seven-month mission in space. He made the return journey with two Russian cosmonauts with whom he also landed in Kazakhstan in a Soyuz capsule last Sunday, the day on which Petit celebrated this special date
A return mission to Earth that went perfectly, with even NASA tweeting: “Home, sweet Houston. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has officially returned home from the space station after completing his fourth spaceflight, totaling 590 days in space. A perfect mission“. However, there was something that did not escape the attention of users of this social network: Pettit’s physical condition.
Health has been affected
Pettit and his crewmates orbited the Earth a total of 3,520 times and completed a 150 million kilometer journey over the course of their mission. Distances in special characteristics that have ended up affecting the health of the veteran astronaut. A person who has been seen to have returned in a fragile and haggard state upon arrival on Earth.
In fact, astronomer Jonathan McDowell was quick to express his concern when he saw these images: “The wonderful Don Pettit, who turned 70 today, did not seem to be quite well when he was extracted from the capsule; I hope it is nothing serious, but I look forward to any news about his condition,” he said with an evident tone of concern.
Some people may go out for pizza and dancing, but when Pettit landed, it took him about 24 hours to feel like a human being again
It is true that he is not the oldest person to have orbited outside the Earth, as that honor goes to John Glenn who died in 2016 and flew with NASA in 1998 when he was 77 years old. And perhaps that is why the US agency itself downplays it: “It’s a physiological thing. It affects everyone differently. Some people can go out for pizza and dancing, but when Pettit landed, it took him about 24 hours to feel like a human being again,” they said.
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