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A year in space

American astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko have returned to Earth after spending 340 days aboard the International Space Station. They were sent on the journey to test what such a long time in space does to the human body. Libby Jackson, Astronaut Flight Education Programme Manager, from the UK Space Agency explains how the astronauts wil cope with coming back to gravity.

(Picture: Cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko after returning from space / Credit: AFP)

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4 minutes