NASA Astronaut Hospitalized After Splashdown Is ‘in Stable Condition’
The astronaut’s name and details of the condition have not been disclosed.
From left, cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin and NASA astronauts Michael Barratt, Matthew Dominick, and Jeanette Epps inside the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft onboard a recovery ship shortly after splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico off Pensacola, Fla., on Oct. 25. Joel Kowsky/NASA via AP
One of NASA’s astronauts on the SpaceX Crew-8 was hospitalized after returning from a close to eight-month stay on the International Space Station (ISS).
The unnamed member experienced a medical issue and remains in stable condition at Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola in Florida, NASA said in an Oct. 25 statement.
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