A NASA astronaut remained hospitalized Friday night following the delayed return of a four-person crew from the Worldwide House Station earlier within the morning.
The crew consisting of NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin splashed down off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, round 3:30 a.m. ET. Friday.
All 4 have been flown collectively to Ascension Sacred Coronary heart Pensacola in Florida for medical analysis following splashdown, and one astronaut nonetheless stays, NASA mentioned in a Friday replace.
The remaining astronaut, whom NASA didn’t title, is in secure situation underneath statement as a precaution as a result of a “medical situation.”
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The crew consisting of NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin splashed down off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, round 3:30 a.m. ET. Friday. (NASA/Joel Kowsky through AP)
“To guard the crew member’s medical privateness, particular particulars on the person’s situation or id is not going to be shared,” NASA mentioned.
The opposite three have returned to NASA’s Johnson House Middle in Houston.
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The astronauts’ SpaceX Dragon capsule, which undocked from the area station Wednesday night, skilled a traditional reentry into the Earth’s environment and touchdown that was “with out incident,” NASA mentioned.
This picture offered by NASA exhibits assist groups work across the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft shortly after it landed within the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida. (NASA/Joel Kowsky through AP)
“We’re grateful to Ascension Sacred Coronary heart for its assist throughout this time, and we’re pleased with our group for its fast motion to make sure the protection of our crew members,” the company added.
The astronauts spent eight months on the area station, two months longer than anticipated. A traditional ISS mission lasts for six months.
It typically takes days and even weeks for astronauts to regulate again to gravity after dwelling on the area station.
A NASA official informed reporters “the crew is doing nice” throughout a Friday press convention after splashdown, with out mentioning any medical points.
NASA’s Boeing Starliner astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will stay on the area station till February after their capsule was deemed too dangerous to fly them residence and returned to Earth final month empty. (NASA)
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The crew was delayed by each Hurricane Helene and issues with the Boeing Starliner, which ultimately returned to Earth final month with out its personal crew. The Boeing Starliner crew will stay on the area station till February, flying residence in a SpaceX capsule that launched final month with two empty seats.
Initially anticipated to remain for every week, Wimore and Williams may also stay on the area station for eight months.
