US Astronaut Says After Year in Space, His Muscles Hurt and His Skin Burns

US Astronaut Says After Year in Space, His Muscles Hurt and His Skin Burns
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly speaks during a press conference Friday, March 4, 2016, in Houston. Kelly set a U.S. record with his 340-day mission to the International Space Station. AP Photo/Pat Sullivan
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Fresh from a year in space, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly said Friday his muscles and joints ache. His skin is so sensitive it burns when he sits or walks. And he can’t sink a basketball shot.

He’s surprised—not necessarily about his basketball skills, but everything else. After his previous half-year space station mission five years ago, he wasn’t nearly this tired or sore.

Adjusting to space is easier than adjusting to Earth for me.
Scott Kelly, astronaut