NASA astronaut released from hospital after 'medical issue' during splashdown
PENSACOLA, Fla. - An astronaut from NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission was released from the hospital Saturday after a "medical issue" during splashdown Friday.
"The crew member is in good health and will resume normal post-flight reconditioning with other crew members," NASA said in an update Saturday.
After exiting the Dragon spacecraft early Friday morning following splashdown, one of the astronauts experienced a "medical issue," but all four crew members – Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, Jeanette Epps and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkinwere – were taken to the hospital for further evaluation "out of an abundance of caution," NASA said Friday.
In this NASA handout, Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin (L) NASA astronauts Michael Barratt (2nd L) Matthew Dominick (2nd R) and Jeanette Epps (R) are seen inside the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship MEGAN sho
"To protect the crew member’s medical privacy, specific details on the individual’s condition or identity will not be shared," NASA said.
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The crew members completed a 235-day mission, 232 days of which were spent aboard the International Space Station conducting scientific research.
Everything was executed normally during the SpaceX Dragon’s reentry into Earth’s atmosphere. The splashdown and recovery of the crew were also without incident, NASA said. Their return to Earth was delayed slightly due to Hurricane Milton and lingering weather conditions.