<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2km7uZ_0wOpJwrL00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2km7uZ_0wOpJwrL00" width="1280" height="800" ><p>CAPE CANAVERAL, FL (352today.com) – Following a safe splashdown near Pensacola, Florida, on Friday, Oct. 25, as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission, one NASA astronaut remains hospitalized after a medical issue was identified.</p><p>Astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin were initially flown to Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola for medical evaluations, according to NASA.</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2otUW9_0wOpJwrL00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2otUW9_0wOpJwrL00" width="600" height="360" ><figcaption>This photo provided by NASA shows support teams working around the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft shortly after it landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. Courtesy: NASA/Joel Kowsky via AP</figcaption></figure><p>NASA says that three of the crew members have since left Pensacola and arrived at Johnson Space Center in Houston, while the affected astronaut is under observation in stable condition as a precaution. Specific details regarding the astronaut’s condition or identity are being withheld to protect their medical privacy.</p><p>The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft completed a routine reentry and splashdown without incident, and all recovery operations proceeded smoothly. NASA requested additional evaluation of the crew on the recovery ship as an extra precaution.</p></div></body>

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NASA astronaut remains hospitalized following SpaceX Crew-8 Mission splashdown

CAPE CANAVERAL, FL (352today.com) – Following a safe splashdown near Pensacola, Florida, on Friday, Oct. 25, as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission, one NASA astronaut remains hospitalized after a medical issue was identified. Astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin were initially...