NASA astronaut who had ‘health problems’ has been released from hospital

A NASA astronaut who experienced “health issues” following the successful Space X Crew-8 mission has been released from the hospital, NASA officials said Saturday.

“After an overnight stay at the Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola in FloridaThe NASA astronaut was released and returned to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on Saturday. The crew member is in good health and will resume normal post-flight recovery with the other crew members,” NASA said in a statement.

NASA has not publicly named the astronaut.

NASA astronauts Matthew Dominic, Michael Barratt and Jeanette Epps and Russian astronaut Alexander Grebenkin were aboard the SpaceX Dragon capsule when it splashed down on Earth on Friday, NASA said.

This photo provided by NASA shows support crews working around the SpaceX Dragon Endeavor spacecraft shortly after it touched down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, on Oct. 25, 2024.

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PHOTO: Members of NASA SpaceX Crew-8 are seen inside the Dragon spacecraft shortly after landing off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, on October 25, 2024. — NASA SpaceX Crew-8 members (from left), Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin and NASA astronauts Michael Barratt, Matthew Dominic and Jeanette Epps are seen inside the Dragon spacecraft shortly after landing off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, in October. 25, 2024.

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Following medical examinations, the three crew members left the facility and arrived at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, NASA said.

The one remaining astronaut remained hospitalized in stable condition and under observation as a precaution, NASA said.

According to NASA, the recovery of the crew and spacecraft occurred without incident.

The SpaceX Dragon Endeavor spacecraft lands in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, on October 25, 2024.

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NASA astronauts Matthew Dominic, Michael Barratt and Jeanette Epps and Roscosmos astronaut Alexander Grebenkin were flown together to Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola in Florida.

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Additional medical testing of the astronauts was requested out of an abundance of caution, NASA said.

The crew completed a 235-day flight into space.