By Free Republic | Created at 2024-10-26 11:40:39 | Updated at 2024-10-26 13:28:29
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NASA astronaut hospitalized with medical issue after crew’s delayed return from space station
Fox News ^ | October 25, 2024 | Brie Stimson
Posted on 10/26/2024 4:25:51 AM PDT by george76
The 4-person crew had been delayed 2 months, staying at the International Space Station for 8 months
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A NASA astronaut remained hospitalized Friday evening following the delayed return of a four-person crew from the International Space Station earlier in the morning.
The crew consisting of NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin splashed down off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, around 3:30 a.m. ET. Friday.
All four were flown together to Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola in Florida for medical evaluation following splashdown, and one astronaut still remains, NASA said in a Friday update.
The remaining astronaut, whom NASA didn’t name, is in stable condition under observation as a precaution due to a "medical issue."
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The astronauts spent eight months on the space station, two months longer than expected. A normal ISS mission lasts for six months.
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The Boeing Starliner crew will remain at the space station until February, flying home in a SpaceX capsule that launched last month with two empty seats.
Originally expected to stay for a week, Wimore and Williams will also remain at the space station for eight months.
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1 posted on 10/26/2024 4:25:51 AM PDT by george76
To: george76
Weightlessness is hell on a human body over time.
2 posted on 10/26/2024 4:32:23 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (Trump/Vance 2024 or GFY)
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