In a recent development, a NASA astronaut who was briefly hospitalized after returning from the International Space Station has been released, according to an announcement from the space agency on Saturday.
NASA’s Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, along with Russia’s Alexander Grebenkin, made a parachute landing in the Gulf of Mexico off the Florida coast aboard a SpaceX capsule. Following their landing, the crew was flown to a hospital for further medical evaluations on Friday.
While three members of the crew were released and returned to Houston, one unidentified NASA astronaut was kept for observation due to an unspecified medical issue. Due to patient privacy concerns, NASA has refrained from disclosing the astronaut’s identity or the details surrounding their condition, stating only that the astronaut is in “good health” and will “resume normal post-flight reconditioning with other crew members.”
The crew initially arrived at the International Space Station in March and had been scheduled to return to Earth two months ago. However, their return was postponed due to delays associated with Boeing’s new Starliner capsule and Hurricane Milton.
