Exercise in Space
Astronaut Richard Linnehan exercises aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia whilst in orbit. The exercise involves pulling down on the purple straps. Linnehan is anchored to the floor by toe straps. Exercising muscles is important for astronauts because their weightlessness means that their muscles are not otherwise used much. Muscles which are not used tend to waste away. A similar process happens in the bones of astronauts who spend a long time in a gravity-free environment. Photograph taken during Mission STS-78, (06/20/96-07/07/96). This was the longest Shuttle mission yet.
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