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Pregnant rats either flew in the space shuttle <jats:italic>Atlantis<\/jats:italic> (flight group; F) or were exposed to simulated launch and landing protocols (synchronous control group; SC) during days 9\u201319 of pregnancy. Following birth of their pups, maternal hindlimbs were studied using scanning electron and light microscopic histomophometric techniques. The tibial and calcaneal tuberosities, the fibular head, and the tibia\u2010fibula junction were studied. Myofiber density and cross\u2010sectional area of the quadratus femoris and soleus muscles and diameters of the calcaneal and patellar tendons were also evaluated. Cortical erosion was significantly greater at the tibial tuberosity and the fibular head in F animals compared to SC animals (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001). Sharpey fiber density was significantly less at the tibial tuberosity and fibular head in F animals compared to SC animals (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001). The myofiber area of both the soleus and quadratus femoris muscles and the diameters of both calcaneal and patellar tendons were significantly less in F compared to SC rats (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.05). Our data illustrate that the TBJ morphology is affected by spaceflight at the attachment sites of the soleus and quadratus femoris muscles in pregnant animals, which could adversely affect their physical properties. These atrophic TBJ changes could have resulted from atrophy of the adjacent muscles and their tendons. 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