NASA remains tight-lipped about the health scare following the Crew-8 astronaut’s spaceflight

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NASA has not released the identity of the astronaut who spent a day in the hospital

What’s the story

NASA has yet to reveal the details of a medical problem that resulted in the hospitalization of one of its astronauts after returning from space last month.

The astronaut was part of the four-person SpaceX Crew-8 mission to the International Space station (ISS). Their journey ended with a successful landing Florida‘s coast on October 25.

However, shortly after landing, all four astronauts were taken for medical evaluation.

The astronaut’s extended hospital stay raises questions

The Crew-8 mission included NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, Jeanette Epps and Alexander Grebenkin from the Russian space agency Roscosmos.

After returning to Earth, all four were taken to a Florida hospital for evaluation.

While three were discharged the same day, one astronaut stayed overnight “out of an abundance of caution,” NASA officials said.

This extended stay has raised questions about the astronaut’s health after landing.

NASA is maintaining confidentiality during the ongoing investigation

The fourth astronaut was discharged the next day and is reportedly doing well, according to NASA’s release last month.

However, the agency has not released the identity of these astronauts or details about their medical conditions, citing privacy concerns.

“In order to maintain medical privacy and conduct our processes in an orderly manner, this is all we are going to say about that event at this time,” Barratt said during a news conference on November 8.

Crew-8’s extended space stay and future revelations

The Crew-8 mission lasted 235 days, much longer than a typical ISS crew rotation of about six months.

But that’s not the longest an astronaut has spent in space. The record for a continuous space stay belongs to cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov who spent 437 days aboard the Soviet Russian Mir space station in 1994-1995.

Barratt assured that once their processes are complete, NASA will reveal what happened.