One of the SpaceX Crew-8 astronauts remains in stable condition at the hospital but no additional information was released to protect their medical privacy, NASA said.
An astronaut from NASA ’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission remains in the hospital following a "medical issue" after splashdown, the space agency said on Friday. Astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin were flown together to Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola in Florida "out of an abundance of caution.
NASA has not released which of the four astronauts remains in the hospital at this time, but it was shared that they are in stable condition. "To protect the crew member’s medical privacy, specific details on the individual’s condition or identity will not be shared," NASA said. Everything was executed normally during the SpaceX Dragon’s reentry into Earth’s atmosphere. The splashdown and recovery of the crew was also without incident, NASA said.
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