Crew-8 Astronauts Head to Hospital Following Splashdown

Following splashdown, crewmembers were flown to a local hospital, where one remains in 'stable condition,' NASA says.

Jack Daleo

Friday, October 25, 2024 at 10:53 AM ET

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NASA Crew-8 astronauts splashed down Friday morning off the coast of Florida. [Courtesy: NASA TV]

Key Takeaways:

NASA's Crew-8 astronauts and a Roscosmos cosmonaut successfully returned to Earth aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon *Endeavour* after 235 days on the International Space Station.
One crewmember experienced an undisclosed "medical issue" after splashdown off the coast of Florida and was taken to a hospital, where they are in stable condition.
The nearly eight-month mission, extended due to issues with Boeing's Starliner capsule, involved over 200 scientific experiments and set a record for the longest flight by a crew-carrying spacecraft.

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After living and working on the International Space Station (ISS) for more than 200 days, NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin are back home on Earth.

The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour carrying the four-person crew of NASA’s Crew-8 astronaut rotation mission splashed down Friday morning around 3:30 a.m. EDT off the coast of Florida. However, NASA in a Friday afternoon update said one crewmember—whose identity and condition will not be shared due to privacy concerns—suffered a “medical issue” after landing.