Orbiting Mystery: Astronaut Loses Speech Aboard ISS Prompting Emergency Return
TL;DR
A veteran NASA astronaut, Michael Fincke, suddenly lost the ability to speak aboard the International Space Station for about 20 minutes, triggering emergency protocols and NASA’s first in-orbit medical evacuation. No cause was identified, highlighting the limits of space medicine and raising concerns about health risks on longer missions like Artemis II.
- NASA Astronaut Suddenly Loses Ability To Speak In Space, and No One Knows Why The Daily Galaxy
- Astronaut’s Condition That Led to Space Station Evacuation Remains a Mystery The New York Times
- Mike Fincke: Nasa astronaut medically evacuated from ISS says he lost ability to speak while in space The Independent
- Astronaut Who Had Medical Scare in Space Says Doctors Don't Know Why people.com
- Mystery medical episode that left NASA astronaut unable to speak highlights major space risk Live Science
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