Published 17:09 IST, December 26th 2018

Watch video: NASA astronaut back on earth after 197 days in space, having to learn to walk again

Astronaut A.J. (Drew) Feustel struggles to walk on Earth after spending 197 days in Space. Feustel shared a video of him, finding it difficult to walk properly and adjust with Earth’s gravity after spending over 6 months into the International Space Station (ISS).

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Astronaut A.J. (Drew) Feustel struggles to walk on Earth after spending 197 days in . Feustel shared a video of him, finding it difficult to walk properly and just with Earth’s gravity after spending over 6 months into International Station (ISS). video was recorded on October 5 but Feustel shared it last week.

In his tweet, this is what A.J. (Drew) Feustel h to say:

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“Welcome home #SoyuzMS09 ! On October 5th this is what I looked like walking heel-toe eyes closed after 197 days on @_Station during Field Test experiment...I hope newly returned crew feels a lot better.”

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Given fact that Feustel spent almost 200 days in , which is a really long period, one can understand trouble walking properly on Earth primarily due to fact that re is a lot of difference in terms of gravitational force between Earth and .

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According to Mashable, astronauts train mselves for about two hours every day to maintain muscle mass as well as bone density while in ’s microgravity. However, it doesn’t make things simple and quick to walk properly in Earth's gravity.

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This is how Twitterati responded to Feustel’s video:

 

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17:09 IST, December 26th 2018