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Crew-8 astronauts remain mum about post-splashdown medical issue
NASA Space Technology WASHINGTON — The three NASA astronauts who returned to Earth on the Crew-8 mission declined to discuss the medical issue that prompted a trip to the hospital after their return and, for one of them, an overnight stay.NASA astronauts Michael Barratt, Matthew Dominick and Jeanette Epps, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, returned to Earth Oct. 25 on a Crew Dragon spacecraft, concluding the 235-day Crew-8 mission. But later that day NASA said that the four were taken to a Pensacola, Florida, hospital for additional medical evaluations “out of an abundance of caution.” One of the NASA astronauts was hospitalized in stable condition there, but released the next day “in good health.”NASA did not disclose the identity of the astronaut who was hospitalized or the specific medical concern that prompted the hospital...
Crew-8 astronaut released from hospital
Top Stories Tamfitronics The members of the Crew-8 crew shortly after splashdown Oct. 25 (from left): Alexander Grebenkin, Michael Barratt, Matthew Dominick and Jeanette Epps. Credit: NASA/Joel KowskyWASHINGTON A member of the Crew-8 mission hospitalized for an unspecified medical issue after splashdown has been released after an overnight stay, NASA said Oct. 26.In a statement, NASA said the astronaut, whose identify has not been disclosed, was released from Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola hospital after an overnight stay. The crew member is in good health and will resume normal post-flight reconditioning with other crew members, the agency said.NASA has not disclosed the identity of the astronaut or the medical condition that prompted the hospitalization. NASA said Oct. 25 that the astronaut experienced a medical issue and was hospitalized in stable condition.The four members of the...
NASA SpaceX Crew-9 Set to Bring Home Stranded Astronauts
NASA Space Technology NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 mission is due to liftoff on Saturday, sending two astronauts zooming toward the International Space Station, with the hopes of returning two more astronauts stuck in space.The astronauts aboard the Dragon capsule—NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov—are scheduled to be launched into space using a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 1:17 p.m. ET.The Dragon spacecraft will remain docked at the ISS for five months until it returns with the Crew-9 astronauts, as well as Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, the NASA astronauts who flew to the station in June aboard the malfunctioning Boeing Starliner and have been stranded in space ever since.Image of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) weather satellite Geostationary...
SpaceX Crew-9 astronaut mission: Live updates
Top Stories Tamfitronics Refresh 2024-08-07T19:48:05.208ZSpaceX Crew-9 may bring home Starliner astronautsBoeing Starliner may not bring its first astronauts home after all.NASA officials, absent a representative from Boeing, updated reporters today (Aug. 7) about how troubleshooting Starliner's undocking and landing may affect the next SpaceX astronaut flight to the International Space Station.Starliner has faced a lot of difficulties since launching its first astronaut mission, most especially after 5 of its 28 reaction control thrusters (RCS) misfired during docking with the ISS on June 6. Work on the matter is ongoing, and as NASA revealed yesterday (Aug. 6), it will require the next launch to the ISS to wait.Crew-9, SpaceX's ninth operational flight to the ISS designed for four astronauts, will now launch Sept. 24 instead of Aug. 18. That's because NASA may send only two astronauts up...
