A NASA astronaut who was briefly hospitalized after returning from space has been discharged, the space agency said Saturday.
Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt and Jeanette Epps of the POTand Alexander Grebenkin of Russia They were flown to the hospital for additional medical checks on Friday after parachuting into the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida aboard a SpaceX capsule.
Three were discharged and returned to Houston. A NASA astronaut, who was not identified, was placed under observation for an unspecified medical problem. Citing patient privacy, the space agency declined to identify the astronaut or reveal details about his condition, although it said the astronaut is in “good health” and will “resume normal post-flight reconditioning with the other members of the space agency.” the crew.”
The crew arrived at the International Space Station in March and had to return to Earth two months ago. But the return trip was delayed by failures of Boeing’s new Starliner astronaut capsule and later by poor weather conditions caused by the Hurricane Milton.