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Boeing Starliner astronauts have years of medical studies helping them with longer stay in space

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Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are expected to stay on the International Space Station for at least eight months .

The move to extend the mission was months in the making, but, arguably, not a fully unexpected conclusion.

The ISS has successfully hosted several astronauts staying for a year or slightly less, NASA ISS program manager Dana Weigel said.

NASA has "no specific concerns with eight months , or even up to a year" as long as the crew has exercise mitigations and "rigorous routines" for cardiovascular health and weightlifting.

The new Advanced Resistive Exercise Device uses pistons instead of cords, doubling the workout strength over the previous generation iRED (Interim Resistance Exercise Device).