Christina Koch’s Earthly re-entry: relearning balance after lunar orbit

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Christina Koch’s Earthly re-entry: relearning balance after lunar orbit
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NASA astronaut Christina Koch, who orbited the Moon on Artemis 2, struggles to walk on Earth in a video as her brain re-acclimates to gravity; experts note that long exposure to microgravity disrupts the vestibular system, so astronauts rely on visual cues to balance and may remain unsteady for days after return.

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