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.
NASA’s Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps—in addition to Russian astronaut Alexander Grebenkin—were taken to Ascension for evaluation after their splashdown.
Three of the crew members were discharged and have arrived at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
NASA said the astronaut stayed under observation “as a precautionary measure.” The astronaut’s name and details of the condition haven’t been released for privacy reasons.
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