How astronauts adjust when back on Earth after being in space
NPR, March 19, 2025
UTMB’s Dr. Natacha Cough spoke to NPR about what astronauts go through when they return to earth after an extended stay in outer space. "Your inner ear kind of shuts off more or less in weightlessness," Chough told NPR. "So when you reintroduce that sense of gravity, it can be a little bit disorienting." Along with her role as an assistant professor in aerospace medicine at UTMB, Cough is also a NASA flight surgeon and part of the team that oversees astronaut health care.