Doctor makes shocking admission about NASA astronaut's appearance in first interview after returning

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Doctor makes shocking admission about NASA astronaut's appearance in first interview after returning from space

Daily Mail
By CHRIS MELORE
31 March 2025



A doctor has made a shocking admission about NASA astronaut Sunita Williams' appearance following her return from space less than two weeks ago.

Williams appeared frail and gaunt after she and crewmate, Butch Williams, splashdown off the coast of Florida on March 18 after being in space for 288 days.

Former astronauts have found that reversing the effects of long-duration exposure to low gravity can take up to 1.5 times the length of the mission. This means the pair could face up to a year before fully recovering.

But Vinay Gupta, a pulmonologist and Air Force veteran, told DailyMail.com that  Williams' face looked fuller, less sunken when she and Wilmore gave their first interview today on Fox News today.

'It looks like she just has gotten better sleep,' he added. 'She's back on level ground. Her metabolism is normalizing to sort of normal gravity.'

He also noted that her body is not undergoing the same stress as it was while on the International Space Station (ISS) that sits more than 230 miles above Earth's surface.

'She's probably just eating healthier and is able to sort of modulate and gain back some weight,' the doctor continued. 'I think two weeks has probably been sufficient to look just healthier.'

Williams and Wilmore spoke later during a NASA press conference where she even said her recovery has been 'miraculous.'

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