Scott Kelly, left, and his brother Mark Kelly share a laugh at the Johnson Space Center on Friday. (credit: Eric Berger)
HOUSTON—Less than three days after falling back to Earth in a fireball from space, Scott Kelly told a group of reporters gathered at Johnson Space Center that he hadn’t expected to feel quite so sore upon returning from space. But overall,Kelly said, he could have gone longer in space if the mission demanded it.
Immediately after exiting the Soyuz capsule, Kelly said he felt stronger than he did in 2011, after he had spent 159 days in space. “This time I felt better coming out of the capsule, but at some point those two lines must have crossed,” he said. Now he has a lot of muscle fatigue and soreness. When asked which muscle groups were sore Kelly replied, “Most of them.”
Another unexpected issue came with his skin. In space, in microgravity, not much touched his skin in the free floating environment. Back on Earth he’s found it to be very sensitive to the touch. “There’s almost a burning feeling whenever I sit or lay down,” he said. Kelly had put on dress shoes for the news conference, but he had more comfortable sneakers at hand for afterward.
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