After her return from a 288-day mission in space, astronaut Sunita Williams appeared frail but is now showing signs of recovery. A pulmonologist noted that her face looked fuller, attributing her improvement to better sleep and a normalizing metabolism. Consequently, Williams is likely to need significant rehabilitation to recover fully, which might take up to a year based on prior astronauts' experiences in long-duration low-gravity settings. Concerns were raised regarding her initial physical appearance, including signs of potential rapid weight loss.
Williams and Wilmore are likely to need up to six weeks of rehab to get back into basic shape after living in low gravity for so long.
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.
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