{"id":111005,"date":"2026-04-18T12:58:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T15:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/christina-koch-says-shes-recovering-from-major-physical-change-after-artemis-ii\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T12:58:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T15:58:21","slug":"christina-koch-says-shes-recovering-from-major-physical-change-after-artemis-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/christina-koch-says-shes-recovering-from-major-physical-change-after-artemis-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Christina Koch Says She&#8217;s Recovering From Major Physical Change After Artemis II"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Christina Koch and the rest of the four-person Artemis II crew returned to Earth this past Friday, splashing down off the coast of San Diego after their historic 10-day lunar flyby mission.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Now, Koch is getting readjusted to life on Earth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Friday, Koch posted a video of herself going through physical therapy. The NASA astronaut explained that her &#8220;vestibular organs&#8221; are not working correctly due to her 10-day experience in microgravity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Guess I\u2019ll be waiting a minute to surf again,&#8221; Koch wrote in an Instagram post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;When people live in microgravity, the systems in our body that have evolved to tell our brains how we\u2019re moving, the vestibular organs, don\u2019t work correctly. Our brains learn to ignore those signals and so when we first get back to gravity, we are heavily reliant on our eyes to orient ourselves visually,&#8221; she explained.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;A tandem walk with eyes closed can be quite the challenge! Learning about this can help inform how we treat vertigo, concussions and other neuro-vestibular conditions on Earth,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;Luckily we\u2019re already adapting back to gravity at 7 days post-splashdown!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Koch and the Artemis II crew, including Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Jeremy Hansen, gathered a wealth of important research on their lunar flyby mission. They traveled further away from Earth than any humans in history, surpassing the previous record set by the Apollo 13 mission in 1970.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Koch addressed the public during a panel on Thursday, expressing gratitude for the world&#8217;s support of the Artemis II mission.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI cannot overstate how important that was to us,\u201d Koch said. \u201cIt was every bit as important as accomplishing the technical goals and being there for our NASA teammates was to make this the world\u2019s mission.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>This story was originally published by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mensjournal.com\/news\/christina-koch-recovering-physical-change-artemis-nasa\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Men's Journal;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Men'&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Men&#8217;s Journal<\/a> on Apr 18, 2026, where it first appeared in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mensjournal.com\/news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;News&quot;}\" class=\"link \">News<\/a> section. 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