Surprised to observe the pace with which our body can adjust to new settings, says astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla

Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, who is undergoing a week-long rehabilitation programme to mitigate any adverse effect of microgravity, has shared an update of his rehabilitation and said that he was “surprised to observe the pace with which our body can adjust to new settings.”

‘Received many messages’

In a post on social media platform Instagram, Group Captain Shukla, who returned to earth on July 15 after spending 18 days in the International Space Station as part of the Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) mission, said that he received a lot of messages regarding his health and wishing him a speedy recovery.

“Experiencing microgravity our body goes through several changes like fluid shift, heart rate, balance readjustment, muscle loss. These are adaptations to the new environment. Once the body gets used to this and we return to gravity, these adjustments happen once again,” he said.

“Though it varies for all astronauts, the body soon starts adapting to its new environment. I was surprised to observe the pace with which our body can adjust to new settings,” he further added.

After the splashdown off the coast of San Diego in the U.S. he was flown to Houston for a week-long rehabilitation programme to mitigate any adverse effect of microgravity.