NASA astronaut is released from the hospital after returning from space

A NASA astronaut who was briefly hospitalized aft returning from abstraction has been released, nan abstraction agency said Saturday.

NASA’s Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt and Jeanette Epps, and Russia’s Alexander Grebenkin were flown to nan infirmary for further aesculapian checks Friday aft parachuting into nan Gulf of Mexico disconnected nan Florida seashore aboard a SpaceX capsule.

Three were released and returned to Houston. A NASA astronaut — who was not identified — was kept for study for an unspecified aesculapian issue. The abstraction agency declined to place nan astronaut aliases merchandise specifications astir their condition, citing diligent privacy.

The unit arrived astatine nan International Space Station successful March and should person been backmost connected Earth 2 months ago. But nan return travel was delayed by Boeing's caller Starliner astronaut capsule and Hurricane Milton.

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