Science News, January 2nd, 1988
326 days in space
Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Romanenko's 326 days aboard the Mir space station, a sojourn that ended when he returned to earth Dec. 29 (along with two colleagues completing shorter stays), may have meant more than just a new record for time spent in space by a human being. According to Houston engineer James Oberg, a long-time watcher of the Soviet space program, Romanenko's lengthy stay may mean that Soviet medical researchers have finally identified a leveling-off of the rate of bone demineralization previously experienced by cosmonauts and astronauts alike in conditions o...
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