NASA astronaut is released from hospital after returning from space

A NASA astronaut who was briefly admitted to hospital was released after returning from space, the space agency said Saturday.

Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt and Jeanette Epps of NASA and Alexander Grebenkin of Russia were flown to the hospital for additional medical checks Friday after parachuting aboard a SpaceX capsule into the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida.

Three were released and returned to Houston. A NASA astronaut – who was not identified – was held for observation due to an unspecified medical problem.

Citing patient privacy, the space agency declined to identify the astronaut or release details about their condition — other than to say the astronaut is in “good health” and would “resume normal post-flight reconditioning with other crew members.”

The crew arrived at the International Space Station in March and should have been back on Earth two months ago.

But the return trip was delayed by Boeing’s new Starliner astronaut capsule and Hurricane Milton.

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