Brandon Keim
Science

Even Astronauts Get Motionsick, but in Reverse

Barbara Morgan, the teacher who trained as a backup for Christa McCauliffe and recently went to space aboard the space shuttle Endeavour, felt a bit sick upon return. Morgan passed up the opportunity to check out space shuttle Endeavour with her six crewmates after Tuesday’s landing. She was too weak and wobbly and hinted that […]

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Barbara Morgan, the teacher who trained as a backup for Christa McCauliffe and recently went to space aboard the space shuttle Endeavour, felt a bit sick upon return.

Morgan passed up the opportunity to check out space shuttle Endeavour with her six crewmates after Tuesday's landing. She was too weak and wobbly and hinted that she was nauseous, as well. [...]

"The room still spins a little bit, but that's OK," she said.

So getting used to weightlessness wasn't a problem -- but readapting to gravity was.

Oh, to be an astronaut!

Room spins after teacher-astronaut lands [Associated Press]