Silent in Space: Fincke’s Mysterious Illness Shuts Down Spacewalk
NASA astronaut Mike Fincke suddenly couldn’t speak during a Jan. 7 meal on the International Space Station; doctors ruled out a heart attack and are continuing to investigate a roughly 20-minute episode that prompted a medical evacuation, the early return of the crew, and the cancellation of a planned spacewalk, with Fincke undergoing tests as NASA reviews for similar incidents.