{"id":5365,"date":"2026-06-07T04:40:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T04:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/reel\/how-does-space-change-the-human-body-what-in-the-world-podcast-bbc-world-service\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T04:40:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T04:40:28","slug":"how-does-space-change-the-human-body-what-in-the-world-podcast-bbc-world-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/reel\/how-does-space-change-the-human-body-what-in-the-world-podcast-bbc-world-service\/","title":{"rendered":"How does space change the human body? &#8211; What in the World podcast, BBC World Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c4gaNeEPico?autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams recently returned to Earth after a longer-than-expected nine months in space. <\/p>\n<p>Click here to subscribe to our channel \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/bbc.in\/3VyyriM<\/p>\n<p>Their journey back from the International Space Station (ISS) took 17 hours. And when the astronauts emerged from their space craft they were helped on to a stretcher, which is standard practice after spending so long in a weightless environment.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC\u2019s Caroline Steel has been looking into how going into space impacts the body. She talks us through how muscles, bones and even vision are affected, and how astronauts can limit any long-term damage. Peggy Whitson holds the world record for the woman who has spent most time in space &#8211; 675 days. She tells us about the challenges of lifting weights while in zero gravity.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Plus, space suit engineer Charlotte Pouwels shares how space suits work, and how they keep astronauts safe and comfortable.<\/p>\n<p>0:00 Intro<br \/>\n1:16 How does it feel in space?<br \/>\n1:49 Earth\u2019s magnetic field<br \/>\n2:07 Impact on the body<br \/>\n3:10 Damage to eyes<br \/>\n3:48 How the impacts are measured<br \/>\n4:12 How to combat motion sickness<br \/>\n5:13 Caroline put to the test<br \/>\n6:14 Astronaut twins experiment<br \/>\n7:56 Radiation damage<br \/>\n8:46 How astronauts prepare<br \/>\n9:55 Astronaut with world record<br \/>\n10:30 Astronaut exercises<br \/>\n11:04 How we keep astronauts safe<br \/>\n11:21 Space suits<br \/>\n12:09 Space suit designer <\/p>\n<p>Watch more episodes from What in the World here \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4eMOlGZclzdcHmv7s8BFQE6 <\/p>\n<p>Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworld<br \/>\nEmail: whatintheworld@bbc.co.uk<br \/>\nWhatsApp: +44 0330 12 33 22 6<br \/>\nPresenter: Hannah Gelbart<br \/>\nProducers: Mora Morrison and Emilia Jansson<br \/>\nVideo Journalist: Kesewaa Browne and Baldeep Chahal<br \/>\nEditor: Verity Wilde<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nThis is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here:<br \/>\nInstagram \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbcworldservice<br \/>\nTwitter \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcworldservice<br \/>\nFacebook \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/facebook.com\/bbcworldservice<br \/>\nBBC World Service website \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/worldserviceradio <\/p>\n<p>Thanks for watching and subscribing!<br \/>\n#bbcworldservice  #WorldService  #BBC #bbcwhatintheworld #astronauts #space #nasa<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=c4gaNeEPico\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams recently returned to Earth after a longer-than-expected nine months in space. Click here to subscribe to our channel \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/bbc.in\/3VyyriM Their journey back from the International Space Station (ISS) took 17 hours. 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