Space Traveler’s Unexpected Hospital Stay Ends Quickly

One of the astronauts from the Crew-8 mission, just back from a long trip to space, spent a night in the hospital after splashdown. NASA announced this on October 26, but they didn’t say who the astronaut was or what the medical issue was. The good news is that the astronaut is doing fine now and will continue their post-flight routines with the rest of the crew.The Crew-8 mission was a big deal, with astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, Jeanette Epps, and cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin spending 235 days in space. That’s the longest any American crewed spacecraft has been up there. When they returned on October 25, they seemed okay, but a few hours later, NASA decided they should all go to the hospital for extra checks. Three of them were let go soon after, but one stayed overnight. NASA hasn’t said much about why this happened. They did say there were no problems with the spacecraft or the return, and that the crew was doing great after splashdown. It’s just a mystery why one astronaut needed extra medical attention.