Posted on 10/26/2024 6:31:47 AM PDT by Red Badger
After a successful splashdown of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8, one astronaut was kept under observation for medical issues while the rest returned to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Credit: NASA Following the splashdown of the SpaceX Crew-8 mission, one astronaut remains under medical observation, with the others safely back in Houston. The crew had completed a mission of over 235 days in space, conducting scientific research at the International Space Station.
After safely splashing down on Earth as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission on Friday, a NASA astronaut encountered a medical issue. NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin were all flown to Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola in Florida for medical evaluation.
Following assessments at the hospital, three of the crew members were cleared and have since arrived at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
One astronaut remains at Ascension Sacred Heart under observation as a precautionary measure. To respect the astronaut’s privacy, NASA has not disclosed further details regarding the individual’s condition or identity.
The SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft is seen as it splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, at 3:29 a.m. EDT, returning Crew-8 to Earth. Credit: NASA TV During its return to Earth, the SpaceX Dragon executed a normal entry and splashdown. Recovery of the crew and the spacecraft was without incident. During routine medical assessments on the recovery ship, the additional evaluation of the crew members was requested out of an abundance of caution.
We’re grateful to Ascension Sacred Heart for its support during this time, and we are proud of our team for its quick action to ensure the safety of our crew members.
The Crew-8 crew members splashed down aboard their Dragon spacecraft near Pensacola, Florida, to complete a 235-day mission, 232 days of which were spent aboard the International Space Station conducting scientific research.
NASA will provide additional information as it becomes available.
Ascension Sacred Heart in Pensacola..................
Thanks RB.
Good thing he went to Pensacola, if they took him to a secret facility near Flat Rock Nevada I would be very worried.
Pregnant?
This sounds like the start of a sci-fi horror movie. I hope the astronaut is not infected with a vampiric xenomorph.
This is the same hospital but different facility where the surgeon took out a liver instead of a spleen last month..............
That was quite a unique delivery
Hmmmm, maybe?
Wagering Epps had prostatic hyoptension arising from her capsule chair and passed out. Gravity is a real bitch, and returning to Earth is harder on women — smaller hearts. But the article update suggests they all got on the plane to Houston before noon.
Thank you... I was gonna say something else but you’ve already won the thread.
Wouldn’t that be something!? My first thought was that the one kept for observation was probably the female.
Mine: Astra if it's a girl, Orion if a boy.*
*I met a guy named Orion, they called his name when his order was ready. I ambushed him and asked 'Is your name really Orion?' 'Yes' 'Wow! That's the most epically great name ever!!'
There are a number of military installations in the area, so it is curious they were taken to a civilian hospital.
I’m guessing that you’ve never had to depend on the base doctor?
There are some rumors in far corners of the Internet along those lines....
They are called “hitch-hikers” that allegedly follow astronauts on the Space Station home when they return to Earth.
Obviously if they did exist NASA would not want to talk about it—not good for astronaut recruiting.
:-)
Orion is my brother’s middle name and his son’s first name.
That’s doubly epically great!
They have a stroke center, if someone was evidencing FAST that would be logical.
I just got back from the area and wow now I understand why the CG was practicing all week up and down the coast, including their communications intercept platform, along with the pair of F-35s on shore patrol Thursday. Yesterday morning I heard the re-entry sonic boom and nearly fell out of bed lol.
Good guess.
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