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This is solvable. I'm Jacob Weisberg.

I did say to my wife early on, I said, you know, if I had the choice to spend a year in space

or a year in this apartment, this apartment wins every single time because, you know, space has

all kinds of other challenges.

Retired NASA astronaut Scott Kelly made history in 2016 when he returned home

from a year-long mission in space. He spent 340 consecutive days away from family, friends,

and loved ones, 340 days without gravity, and also without hugs and without a home-cooked meal.

In many ways, that prefigured the kind of social isolation that so many of us have been

forced to live through during this pandemic.

Obviously, a year in space is different from social distancing during COVID-19.

But that experience did teach him some lessons that make facing the challenges

of this time a little easier.

It's going to be tough. There's no question. I've spent three Christmases in space.

You know, it's a unique place to spend a holiday, but at the same time you want to be, you know,

with your friends and family.

People just need to realize that this is part of our collective mission.

There is no shame in asking for help.

On the space station, I had to talk to a psychiatrist every two weeks.

Kelly trained hard for his missions and now has some advice for how to build up both our physical and

mental health during challenging times. Hi, I'm Scott Kelly, former NASA astronaut, and my

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