NASA Astronaut in Good Health After Experiencing 'Medical Issue' After SpaceX Splashdown (nasa.gov) 7
"After safely splashing down on Earth as part of NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 mission Friday, a NASA astronaut experienced a medical issue," NASA reported Friday.
But today there's an update: After an overnight stay at Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola in Florida, the NASA astronaut was released and returned to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston Saturday. The crew member is in good health and will resume normal post-flight reconditioning with other crew members.
As part of NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 mission [SpaceX's eighth crew-rotation mission to the ISS], the astronaut was one of four crewmates who safely splashed down aboard their SpaceX Dragon spacecraft near Pensacola on October 25. The crew members completed a 235-day mission, 232 days of which were spent aboard the International Space Station conducting scientific research.
To protect the crew member's medical privacy, specific details on the individual's condition and identity will not be shared.
But today there's an update: After an overnight stay at Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola in Florida, the NASA astronaut was released and returned to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston Saturday. The crew member is in good health and will resume normal post-flight reconditioning with other crew members.
As part of NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 mission [SpaceX's eighth crew-rotation mission to the ISS], the astronaut was one of four crewmates who safely splashed down aboard their SpaceX Dragon spacecraft near Pensacola on October 25. The crew members completed a 235-day mission, 232 days of which were spent aboard the International Space Station conducting scientific research.
To protect the crew member's medical privacy, specific details on the individual's condition and identity will not be shared.
Orbititis is common (Score:3)
A commonly suppressed space secret is that spending time in orbit usually produces at least one symptom of blurred vision, lasting stomach problems, nausea, dizziness, ringing ears, and/or migraines. Astronauts just have to buck up and live with it.
It's not a classified secret, but heavily downplayed by NASA and aerospace companies.
This is why practical jokes are bad (Score:1)
You can never predict how people will react.
Rumor is that, on the way down, one of the astronauts leaned over and whispered "Boeing!" in this guy's ear - leading to the poor guy having a panic attack followed by a mild myocardial infarction.
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You can never predict how people will react.
Rumor is that, on the way down, one of the astronauts leaned over and whispered "Boeing!" in this guy's ear - leading to the poor guy having a panic attack followed by a mild myocardial infarction.
BOING !
perhaps they should have then said Not BOING ! to calm the person down.
SpaceX will get you there and back ... without risking the chance of turning you into charcoal during the landing phase
Had a slight case of ... (Score:2)
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LOL thanks for the chuckle