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Their bodies will wither. They will be bathed in radiation. You can only watch Earth go by so many times before it gets mundane.

ceejayoz 2y ago
People have stayed longer, and apparently managed to enjoy it.
- HarHarVeryFunny 2y ago
  Enjoy it, or endure it?! It must get old after a month or so (or less), and long term effects beat your body up pretty badly.
  - ceejayoz 2y ago
    > Enjoy it, or endure it?! If you're genuinely interested, PBS and Apple+ have the documentary series "A Year In Space", which details Scott Kelly's experiences. As with most other things in life, it seems to be a mix of excitement, fun, awe, tedium, homesickness, etc. Missed some stuff from Earth; misses being in space for some reasons now. We continue to study the impact versus his identical twin. Some impacts, but the man isn't exactly "withered". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleg_Kononenko https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleg_Kononenko apparently liked it enough to go back five times, for almost three years in space so far.
    - HarHarVeryFunny 2y ago
      Yes, I've seen it - good documentary! He certainly seems ok now, but wasn't in great shape when he first returned. Had quite a lot of pain from what I remember.
    - HarHarVeryFunny 2y ago
      I wonder if any astronaut is ever going to say "no" if offered/asked to go back to space, regardless of past experiences? It's a massive privilege, and they are all highly disciplined pros.
      - ars 2y ago
        Someone answered your question here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41186990 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41186990
        HarHarVeryFunny 2y ago
        Yes, I suppose - if you don't want to go then quit. In the case of Oleg Kononenko (5 trips to space) that the parent mentioned, while one assumes he could quit if he wanted to, I doubt he keeps getting sent because he's the one begging hardest to go back ... more likely the Russians want to be able to claim space achievements, and "most time in space" is one they can at least achieve, as long as they have a place to send him.

ceejayoz 2y ago

People have stayed longer, and apparently managed to enjoy it.

HarHarVeryFunny 2y ago
Enjoy it, or endure it?! It must get old after a month or so (or less), and long term effects beat your body up pretty badly.
- ceejayoz 2y ago
  > Enjoy it, or endure it?! If you're genuinely interested, PBS and Apple+ have the documentary series "A Year In Space", which details Scott Kelly's experiences. As with most other things in life, it seems to be a mix of excitement, fun, awe, tedium, homesickness, etc. Missed some stuff from Earth; misses being in space for some reasons now. We continue to study the impact versus his identical twin. Some impacts, but the man isn't exactly "withered". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleg_Kononenko https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleg_Kononenko apparently liked it enough to go back five times, for almost three years in space so far.
  - HarHarVeryFunny 2y ago
    Yes, I've seen it - good documentary! He certainly seems ok now, but wasn't in great shape when he first returned. Had quite a lot of pain from what I remember.
  - HarHarVeryFunny 2y ago
    I wonder if any astronaut is ever going to say "no" if offered/asked to go back to space, regardless of past experiences? It's a massive privilege, and they are all highly disciplined pros.
    - ars 2y ago
      Someone answered your question here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41186990 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41186990
      - HarHarVeryFunny 2y ago
        Yes, I suppose - if you don't want to go then quit. In the case of Oleg Kononenko (5 trips to space) that the parent mentioned, while one assumes he could quit if he wanted to, I doubt he keeps getting sent because he's the one begging hardest to go back ... more likely the Russians want to be able to claim space achievements, and "most time in space" is one they can at least achieve, as long as they have a place to send him.