NASA identifies Mike Fincke as ISS medical incident patient, prompting Crew-11's early return
TL;DR
NASA revealed that astronaut Mike Fincke suffered a medical event on the International Space Station in January, triggering the space station's first medical evacuation in 25 years and an early return of Crew-11 for advanced medical imaging and evaluation, with Fincke stabilizing and thanking the crew and medical teams.
- NASA reveals identity of astronaut who suffered medical incident aboard ISS NBC News
- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Astronaut Update NASA (.gov)
- Astronaut Mike Fincke reveals it was his medical issue that led to unprecedented early mission end CNN
- NASA astronaut speaks about his medical scare in space for first time since splash down Click2Houston
- NASA identifies astronaut who triggered a medical evacuation of the ISS, but questions remain Scientific American
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