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A tale of survival has been unfolding miles away from earth aboard theInternational Space Station (ISS).
Their mission was originally planned as an eight-day journey in June.
It was deemed unsafe for them to make the return trip.
The unplanned extension to their stay has made them rethink the usage of available resources as well.
Their meals over the last five months included pizza, roast chicken and shrimp cocktails.
However, the menu includes very little fresh produce.
Theres fresh fruit at first.
Each astronaut is allotted about 3.8 pounds of food daily.
But concerns have recently arisenover Sunita and Butchs health.
NASA reported that this affects half of all astronauts aboard theInternational Space Station.
Sunita also insisted shes packed on muscle since her return to Earth was delayed.
She also credited squats for her now-bigger thighs and glutes.
My thighs are a little bit bigger, my butt is a little bit bigger, she said.
We do a lot of squats.
However, a NASA insider connected with the mission had something different to say about her health.
He told theNew York Postthat the stranded astronaut has indeed lost a lot of weight.
So its a priority to help her stabilize the weight loss and hopefully reverse it.
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