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NASA astronaut Mike Fincke has been recognized because the Crew-11 member who skilled a medical occasion in early January aboard the International Space Station, triggering NASA’s first medical evacuation in ISS historical past.
NASA shared an announcement from Fincke on social media Wednesday, Feb. 25, revealing the affected crew member’s id for the primary time.
“I’m doing very well and continuing standard post-flight reconditioning at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Spaceflight is an incredible privilege, and sometimes it reminds us just how human we are. Thank you all for your support,” Fincke stated.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 launched Aug. 1 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft. Crew members included Fincke, NASA astronaut and commander Zena Cardman, and a pair of mission specialists: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Kimiya Yui and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov.
Fincke skilled an undisclosed medical situation on Jan. 7. After weighing choices, NASA officers determined to deliver Crew-11 again house about one month early. Their Dragon undocked from the ISS on Jan. 14, and the crew re-entered Earth’s ambiance and splashed down off the California coast on Jan. 15.
” … I experienced a medical event that required immediate attention from my incredible crewmates. Thanks to their quick response and the guidance of our NASA flight surgeons, my status quickly stabilized,” Fincke stated in his assertion.
“After further evaluation, NASA determined the safest course was an early return for Crew-11 — not an emergency, but a carefully coordinated plan to be able to take advantage of advanced medical imaging not available on the space station,” he stated.
Fincke thanked the ISS Expedition 74 members aboard the ISS, NASA, SpaceX and the medical professionals at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla close to San Diego.
His assertion didn’t disclose medical particulars. During a Jan. 21 NASA post-mission press convention, Fincke informed reporters {that a} moveable ultrasound machine “came in super handy” aboard the ISS.
“Now, of course, we didn’t have other big machines that we have here on planet Earth, and maybe some of those can’t be in space. And we do try to make sure that everybody — before we fly — are really, really not prone to surprises,” Fincke stated.
“But sometimes things happen, and surprises happen. And the team was ready,” he stated.
Crew-11 marked Fincke’s fourth spaceflight. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he’s a retired U.S. Air Force colonel who flew F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-15 Eagle fighter jets.
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Rick Neale is a Space Reporter at FLORIDA TODAY, the place he has coated information since 2004. Contact Neale at [email protected]. Twitter/X: @RickNeale1
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