NASA has confirmed that the Crew 8 astronauts have been taken to a local medical facility “for additional evaluation” and “out of an abundance o

DEVELOPING! NASA’s Crew-8 Astronauts Taken to Hospital for 'Additional Evaluation'

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2024-10-25 16:00:03

NASA has confirmed that the Crew 8 astronauts have been taken to a local medical facility “for additional evaluation” and “out of an abundance of caution” following their splashdown off Pensacola, Florida, at 3:29 a.m. EDT on Friday. This unexpected development has raised questions, as such measures are not typical after a routine mission return.

"Following NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission’s safe splashdown and recovery off Florida’s coast early Friday morning, NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin were taken to a local medical facility for additional evaluation. The crew exited the Dragon spacecraft onto a recovery ship for standard post-flight medical evaluations. Out of an abundance of caution, all crew members were flown to the facility together. NASA will provide additional information as it becomes available." - NASA Statement

The Crew 8 mission, which launched on March 3 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from LC-39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, marked the end of a nearly eight-month deployment aboard the International Space Station (ISS).