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Chapter 352 The Astronauts Are Ecstatic, Space Bone Loss Can Be Saved
Tiangong space station.

"Whoo~"

Panting heavily, Tang Yamei carefully got off the gravity treadmill and checked the body data on her wrist.

"Fortunately, as expected, it didn't get better or worse. It seems that the results of exercising according to the plan are not bad. I hope that after leaving the cabin, I can quickly adapt to the gravity environment of the earth."

She murmured in her heart, thinking of tomorrow's return flight, she couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.

A month ago, after confirming the date of return, the 'three-member space travel team' began to prepare various finishing work.

During the days waiting for the return voyage, the three had to seize all the time to exercise and make physical adjustments for returning to Earth.

After all, after six months of floating in the weightless space environment, there will definitely be many discomforts when returning to Earth.

Fortunately, there are exercise plans made by ground staff based on each person's muscular, skeletal, and cardiovascular conditions.

Coupled with the availability of various sports equipment in the space gym, the physical parameters of the three are still maintained at an ideal data.

However, she knew very well that her body had undergone many changes under the influence of the space environment. After returning to the ground, she would definitely not be able to adapt, and would need a long period of rest and exercise to fully recover.

What time will this be?

half a year?a year?She has no idea.

In fact, it’s okay to re-adapt to the gravity environment. As long as you return to the earth for a month or two, you will definitely be able to adapt.

However, physical changes cannot be fully recovered in a short period of time.

For example, she has been in space for 6 months now, and the muscle atrophy of her legs is already obvious.

Compared with the photos of the legs taken before, the circumference of the legs has been visibly reduced by a large circle.

It also feels soft and soft, and you can't feel the hardness of the muscles.

As for another common phenomenon—bone loss, although she couldn’t see it from the outside, she already felt more and more obvious pain in her lower back.

Especially after work, I feel exhausted all over my body, and I just want to get into my sleeping bag and remain motionless.

However, contrary to expectations, the workload of the three before returning to the voyage increased greatly.

Not only must they continue to carry out scientific experiments and race against time to perfect every step, but they also need to move data and bring the experimental results of the space station back to the ground.

At the same time, it is also necessary to dry and store the extravehicular aviation suit.

These extravehicular space suits weighing more than 100 kilograms are quite complex in design, even equivalent to a small manned spaceship, can be used repeatedly for about 15 times, and are worth more than 3000 million yuan.

Therefore, they do not need to be brought back to Earth with the return capsule, and the astronauts behind can continue to use them.

Thinking of the day's work, Tang Yamei couldn't help yawning, and she slowly floated to her sleeping area, ready to rest.

Here, she's doing some simple personal hygiene tidying up.

As a clean freak, she tries to maintain personal hygiene even in space.

Fortunately, the space station is relatively new, and the design is more reasonable. It has its own sleeping area, and there is no need to hang yourself on the bulkhead with a sleeping bag like the old International Space Station.

Tang Yamei floated in the air, took out a disposable wet tissue, and wiped her face carefully, even if she had finished washing her face.

I tore open a small bag of toothpaste, squeezed the cool jelly into my mouth, and then took out my toothbrush to clean.

After 1 minute, the cleaning is complete.

She hesitated for a while, frowned, closed her mouth, and swallowed the toothpaste and other residues into her stomach with difficulty.

Then he took a big breath, and then he recovered.

This is the washing session in space, washing her face is nothing, but every time she brushes her teeth is a spiritual blow to her.

Fortunately, she has a strong heart, she endured it, and she is used to it.

Due to the weightlessness, the suspended water droplets are easily inhaled into the lungs and cause suffocation, so things like washing the face and brushing the teeth must be done very carefully. After the whole set, she is already very proficient.

"Fortunately, this is the last day. Tomorrow, you can return to the ground and live a normal life."

Comforting herself in her heart, she floated onto the bed and lay down in a prone position similar to that on Earth.

The next day, they got up early, and the three of them re-checked all the things. After making sure that there were no omissions, they started a series of preparations for the return flight.

First of all, tidy up your dormitory, move the items back to their original positions, bag the domestic garbage and hand it over to the cargo spacecraft, which will bring it back to the ground for processing.

Then, they need to close the various hatches in the space station, and then return from the Shenzhou No.15 spacecraft on the Tianhe core cabin.

After entering the spacecraft, the three carefully fastened their seat belts, confirmed the airtightness of the spacesuit and the integrity of the equipment, and began to wait for the return time.

Time passed minute by minute.

Finally, the scheduled return time came.

Tang Yamei felt the spaceship vibrating constantly, and knew that it was leaving the core cabin. Not long after, the spaceship began to accelerate, and her body shook violently, but stabilized quickly.

At this time, the spacecraft has entered the descending orbit and is freely descending in an unpowered flight state.

The three floated quietly in the cabin, the harnesses on their bodies making sure they didn't move around.

Tang Yamei felt that the time was extremely long, and she couldn't help recalling the five months she had been in space, bit by bit, flashing before her eyes one by one.

Unknowingly, she suddenly felt a huge downward pull, and she was overjoyed.

This familiar feeling is gravity!

The long-lost gravity!
Finally, I felt the feeling of falling down again.

Tang Yamei's eyes were instantly moist, and her heart was surging, and it was difficult to calm down for a while.

Under such agitation, unconsciously, the return capsule fell to the ground.

All three of them were lying on the ground, with their seat belts firmly tied on their bodies.

The plan was perfectly executed, and this position was just right for the astronauts who had just returned to Earth to reduce the effects of gravity.

Before the three could react, the hatch opened suddenly, and two helicopters roared down from the sky.

The figures of ground support personnel appeared in front of them as quickly as lightning.

All of this is comparable to a big scene in a sci-fi blockbuster.

When Tang Yamei was carried out and put on a wheelchair.

She even saw a few wild camels surrounding the hatch, chewing constantly, looking up to her side, as if curious about human behavior.

Tang Yamei's heart was pounding, and she felt extremely heavy, like a drowning person, her feet were grabbed by a huge force, and she was about to be dragged down.

She couldn't move, she couldn't even lift a finger with great difficulty.

At this moment, the gravity of the earth made her feel great discomfort.

Fortunately, she can still talk and smile.

In a burst of cheers like a tsunami, the three of them enjoyed a hero's treatment.

Facing the camera with a smile, he briefly accepted the interview, and was immediately carried into the waiting medical van.

Each person and one car are equipped with specialized medical staff who will conduct a comprehensive physical examination on them and then make a comprehensive and accurate assessment.

Tang Yamei quickly completed the inspection, took off the anti-stress suit, took a short rest, and began to enjoy the first big meal after returning to Earth.

This is a home-cooked dish carefully prepared according to her taste. It is very nutritious and gives her a strong taste of her hometown.

After more than two hours of gravity re-adaptation and naps in the car, the three were taken to a specialized nursing home.

Next, they will have a good rest and recovery here.

Generally, staying in space for three months requires a half-year recovery period, and the three of them stayed for six months, requiring at least a year of recovery and recuperation period.

During the whole process, there are medical staff to follow and monitor the whole process.

The first thing to do is to adapt to gravity, mainly to adapt to the gravity of the ground, improve the function of the cardiovascular system, and at the same time do some balance and walking training.

When the body recovers a bit, it will carry out appropriate exercise, and restore various physiological parameters to the previous state through recuperation and training.

The closest thing to this experience on earth is swimming. If you have been in the pool for a long time and your body has been submerged in the water, if you suddenly go ashore, you will feel a heavy body.

This is gravity adaptation, because water has buoyancy, which can make people float, just like losing weight, which can also be regarded as a microgravity experience.

After staying in the water for a long time, I got used to this kind of microgravity. When I returned to the shore, I returned to the gravity of the earth, so my body felt heavy.

The same is true for astronauts in space, except that they have to float for a long time, not moving for a few months, and when they suddenly return to the earth, the body feels more intense. Not only will they feel abnormally heavy, but their bones and muscles will also be damaged. Time recovery and exercise cannot be recovered.

Two weeks later, Tang Yamei walked slowly while leaning on the wall in the ward, gradually adapting to the feeling of walking on the ground.

Suddenly, the doctor pushed the door open, followed by a familiar figure.

"Sister Yaping, why is it you?" Tang Yamei was taken aback, and immediately exclaimed.

Li Yaping is her friend and an astronaut. She stayed in the space station for 6 months before she went to space, and it is reasonable to say that she is still recovering.

She walked over lightly and smiled.

"I saw the news of your return, and I will come to see you as soon as the quarantine period is over."

Tang Yamei said in surprise: "You have fully recovered? So fast?"

At this time, the doctor next to him stepped forward and said: "This is exactly what I want to tell you. The Aerospace Center has reached a cooperation with Sanqing Group. Their new bone resorption inhibitor is effective for osteoporosis." Very good treatment."

"This drug is in the second phase of clinical trials. We recently tried it on returning astronauts. The effect is very good and it can increase their recovery speed."

"When Yaping first returned to the ground, it was detected that the bone loss in her body was as high as 12%, and it would take a year to make up for it. But after taking this new drug, she recovered almost in a month, so she was able to come back. to see you."

"Generally speaking, normal recovery can recover 1% in a month. Before she took the medicine, after 5 months of recovery, the bone loss has been reduced to 7%. This new drug can reduce the bone loss by 6% in a month. , is simply a miracle.”

"So, after discussing with our doctors, we plan to give you a trial, so as to minimize the damage to your body and restore your health as soon as possible."

Hearing this news, Tang Yamei was both surprised and happy. It is certainly worth celebrating that the old friend returned to normal so quickly, but what is even more gratifying is that she can also greatly shorten the recovery period and recover completely as soon as possible.

The weightless environment of space is too easy to cause bone loss. Astronauts stay in space for a month, and their bone loss is 2%, and after staying in space for 6 months, they lose 12%. A 60-year-old lady only loses 1 year of bone loss. %.

It can be seen how harsh the space environment is, and such severe bone loss is only one of the damages to the astronauts' bodies.

Astronauts have paid too much for human spaceflight.

Although these diseases can be recovered after returning to the earth, it is because she has not yet reached the age of menopause, and the recovery period is too long. It is too uncomfortable to do something in one year, and it is too uncomfortable to stay in the nursing home every day with nothing to do.

If she took this medicine, she would be able to restore her body to the best condition as soon as possible, so that she could devote herself to real work.

Thinking of this, she was very excited, and nodded quickly: "Great, doctor, can I eat today?"

The doctor handed over a small box containing white pills.

Tang Yamei swallowed it in one gulp, and began to look forward to the curative effect.

"Okay, this medicine is only for the treatment of osteoporosis. Your muscle atrophy is also very serious, and your cardiovascular system also needs to be restored. Continue to exercise according to the plan I gave you, so that you can return to normal as soon as possible."

After the doctor gave some instructions, he turned and left, leaving the two chatting happily.

A week later, the doctor gave her a checkup and smiled with satisfaction.

"Sure enough, when you first came here, you suffered from 13% bone loss. Now you have recovered 1% after taking the medicine for a week. This speed is much faster than natural recovery. If you continue to eat, I estimate that it will only take two months. You The bone loss can be completely restored."

Tang Yamei was overjoyed. She also felt that the medicine worked very well, and it had an immediate effect. As expected of Sanqing, she was able to develop such a miraculous new medicine.

One month later, Tang Yamei felt the improvement brought about by the new drug very clearly.

Her back pain has completely healed, and she no longer feels tired and weak.

After another bone test, the film showed that the bone atrophy had greatly improved, and half of the lost bone had recovered.

After taking the medicine for another month, I will be completely cured.

However, the recovery of muscle atrophy is still very slow, far from the recovery of bone atrophy so fast.

This made her feel a little regretful: "It's a pity, it would be great if Sanqing could have a drug to treat muscle atrophy. If we use two prongs, the speed will definitely be faster."

The doctor smiled and said, "It's great to have medicine for bone atrophy. Sanqing is not a panacea, haha."

Tang Yamei nodded, took the pill with joy, and swallowed it again.

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Northwest, Space Center.

Holding a stack of reports, Fang Heng walked into Academician Xie's office excitedly.

"Mr. Xie, the cooperation with Sanqing this time is too surprising. The loss of space bones that has been troubled for a long time is finally saved."

"After our astronauts took the new drug of bone resorption inhibitor, they all recovered to normal bone state within two to three months, which is of great benefit to the health of the astronauts and our aerospace industry. .”

"Sure enough, the domestic medicine still needs to be checked by Sanqing, and you will know if it is available as soon as you make a move. I heard that the International Space Station is also researching similar drugs with Novartis, but the progress is mediocre, and the effect is not as good as Sanqing."

"Tsk tsk, you said that even if their International Space Station is ahead, what's the use of going so far?"

"Without a technology giant like Sanqing, even with the International Space Station, it would not be able to play its true role."

"Hey, I have to talk to Mr. Wei again quickly, and get some good things out of his pocket."

He was elated and chattered endlessly, all complimenting San Qing.

Academician Xie sighed, shook his head and said, "You are such an adult, why are you still showing emotions of joy and anger?"

"I'm so happy. I'm usually very steady. The young people call me Brother Steady in private. It can be seen that they still respect and recognize me." Fang Heng chuckled and didn't care.

Academician Xie laughed and said, "That's right. It's a good thing to be as energetic as a young man. Unlike an old man like me, I'm all tired and lifeless. Nowadays, youth is being talked about everywhere, and even live broadcasts are out. In the future, in this world, It still belongs to you young people."

The successful cooperation with Sanqing allowed him to see the advancement of technology and the power of young people, and he had to be convinced, and even felt a sense of being a hero.

"From this incident, it can be seen that space medicine is very important to the aerospace industry, and we can carry out more in-depth cooperation in the future."

Fang Heng asked with some doubts: "What do you mean?"

Academician Xie rubbed a document in his hand, and said after a while: "Our space station is opening to the world, and the first batch of international cooperation projects have come out."

"In the future, Sanqing can also participate in research projects on life science and aerospace medicine. Although they are a commercial company, their strength is stronger than that of foreign scientific research teams. After the second round of cooperation begins, as long as there are suitable projects , they can also have quotas to enter the space station for research."

"However, Sanqing can bear the research and development expenses of the project by himself."

"Hahaha, don't worry." Fang Heng couldn't help laughing: "Sanqing is not short of money. Even if you ask Mr. Wei to build rockets out of his own pocket, he can afford them."

Academician Xie nodded and expressed his approval: "Indeed, it is rare to see such a young and promising technology rich man like him, and it is even rarer to continue to invest in research and development and continue to produce results."

"Think about those wealthy tycoons who either buy yachts or foreign manors. They don't know how to invest in the emerging technology industry. Compared with Mr. Wei, this structure is not at the same level, it is too far behind. "

Fang Heng also said with emotion: "Look at Mabuse's Mars Group, there are always rich people investing in it, throwing hundreds of millions of dollars into it. Even if commercial rockets send rich people into space, some people are willing to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to support them."

"As a result, domestic private aerospace companies can't even attract investment for building a rocket. Hey, our aerospace technology is a sunrise industry, and the country is also strongly supporting it. Why didn't a Mars Group come out?"

Academician Xie also seems to have a deep understanding and empathy: "It is not difficult for us to produce a person like Mabuse, but it is too difficult to produce a few, a dozen, or even dozens of Mabuse. But The thing is, we have so many tech industries, we need a Mabuse for every industry."

Fang Heng waved his hand majesticly and said: "Mr. Xie, don't worry, why do you need so many Mabuses? We have one Sanqing is enough, and one Weikang can hit a large number of Mabuses. What do you think?" Bar?"

Academician Xie sighed again and shook his head, stopped talking, and looked down at the document.

(End of this chapter)