{"id":8911,"date":"2025-03-20T04:16:35","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T04:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=8911"},"modified":"2025-03-20T04:16:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T04:16:35","slug":"before-and-after-photos-of-stranded-astronauts-back-on-earth-reveal-shocking-impact-of-being-stuck-in-space-for-nine-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=8911","title":{"rendered":"Before and after photos of stranded astronauts back on Earth reveal shocking impact of being stuck in space for nine months"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\"><strong>After a gruelling nine months in space, it might not come as a surprise that the NASA astronauts that were &#8216;stuck&#8217; in orbit look a bit different.<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"ajtet69f60e7ceb0be\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; 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https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=2048&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/bltd39d7fe49e7843e5\/67dae93a7a772c5026bb3026\/GettyImages-2151177093.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/bltd39d7fe49e7843e5\/67dae93a7a772c5026bb3026\/GettyImages-2151177093.jpg 3840w\" alt=\"Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams before the launch (Kirk Sides\/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" data-nimg=\"fill\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><cite class=\"image-credit_imageCredit__YMlqS\">Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams before the launch (Kirk Sides\/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Yet aside from breathing actual oxygen from the air, Wilmore and Williams are also feeling gravity against their bones for the first time in nine months, which comes with a\u00a0long list of potential health worries\u00a0in itself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Issues range from &#8216;chicken legs&#8217; and &#8216;baby feet&#8217; to an increased risk of cancer, as\u00a0per\u00a0the Daily Mail, with the astronauts not quite out of the woods yet from health complications now they are on home soil.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">While the pair are enduring a series of medical tests at NASA&#8217;s Johnson Space Center in Houston, some experts warn there are already some tell-tale signs that indicate a possible decline in their health.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Some onlookers claimed before and after photographs of Wilmore and Williams appeared to show them as gaunt and having perhaps lost weight while up in space.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-image_articleImage__eyzAn\">\n<div class=\"article-image_imageWrapper__ANtPE\">\n<div 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https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=2048&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/bltf527a80d4f7edbf1\/67dae9ee74211ce3321e0f1f\/GettyImages-2205242110.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/bltf527a80d4f7edbf1\/67dae9ee74211ce3321e0f1f\/GettyImages-2205242110.jpg 3840w\" alt=\"Suni Williams back on Earth (Keegan Barber\/NASA via Getty Images)\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" data-nimg=\"fill\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><cite class=\"image-credit_imageCredit__YMlqS\">Suni Williams back on Earth (Keegan Barber\/NASA via Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Under the surface, experts say they could have a build-up of fluids in their head due to pressure on their eyes and optical nerves, which could 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