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Astronaut Matthias Maurer recently returned to Earth after spending almost half a year in space. Extraterrestrial stays can put a lot of strain on the human body. DW Reporter Lea Albrecht met up with him and asked: Has weightless life left its mark?
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And this time, you're taking olive oil. what do you plan to use the olive oil for? laughs so, as an italian, olive oil goes on everything of course! laughs. so the only question is then — will we have enough supplies? and will it taste the same? i think it will. i mean, sometimes astronauts report that their taste changes in weightlessness, i think it has more to do with them maybe being a little bit congested, maybe they have some allergies orjust that fluid shifting of the body creates sometimes a bit of congestion. i didn't have that issue on my first flight, and i think that's why also i...
Maybe the moon would taste like almonds, a source of iron and calcium. last time you took espresso, and this time you are taking olive oil. what do you plan to use the olive oil for? laughs. so as an italian, olive oil goes on everything of course. laughs. so the only question is then will we have enough supplies? and will it taste the same? i think it will. sometimes astronauts report that their taste changes in weightlessness, i think it has more to do with them maybe being a little bit congested, maybe they have some allergies orjust the fluid shifting of the body creates sometimes a bit of...
Olive oil. what do you plan to use the olive oil for? laughs. so as an italian, olive oil goes on everything of course. laughs. so the only question is then will we have enough supplies? and will it taste the same? i think it will. sometimes astronauts report that their taste changes in weightlessness, i think it has more to do with them maybe being a little bit congested, maybe they have some allergies orjust the fluid shifting of the body creates sometimes a bit of congestion. i didn't have that issue on my first flight, and i think that is also why i didn't notice any change in my taste. it...