NASA Astronaut Hospitalized in U.S. With Undisclosed Medical Issue After Extended ISS Mission Return

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:38pm on 25 Oct 2024,Friday Science

A NASA astronaut has been hospitalized after returning to Earth from a 235-day mission on the International Space Station (ISS). The unnamed astronaut was taken to Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola hospital for an undisclosed medical issue, with NASA emphasizing caution. Three other crew members, including two NASA astronauts and one Russian cosmonaut, were released from the hospital and have since returned to Houston. The mission’s return, originally delayed by Boeing's Starliner capsule issues and weather conditions, finally concluded with a safe splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico. NASA described the astronaut’s condition as stable and under observation.

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