SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — NASA has provided an update from the astronaut whose medical condition prompted an evacuation from the International Space Station (ISS) and splashdown off the coast of San Diego in January.
In a statement shared by NASA on Wednesday, astronaut Mike Fincke, a member of SpaceX Crew-11, said he experienced a “medical event” on Jan. 7 while aboard the ISS that required “immediate attention” from his crewmates.
NASA decided to have the crew return back to Earth sooner than planned in order to provide Fincke with medical care and imaging that was not available up in space.
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