NASA Reveals Identity of Astronaut Who Suffered Medical Incident Aboard ISS (nbcnews.com)
(Friday February 27, 2026 @05:00AM (BeauHD)
from the positive-outcomes dept.)
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- News link: https://science.slashdot.org/story/26/02/27/002252/nasa-reveals-identity-of-astronaut-who-suffered-medical-incident-aboard-iss
- Source link: https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/nasa-reveals-astronaut-mike-fincke-suffered-medical-incident-rcna260643
Longtime Slashdot reader [1]ArchieBunker shares a report from NBC News:
> NASA [2]revealed that astronaut Mike Fincke was the crew member who [3]suffered a medical incident at the International Space Station in January , which prompted the agency to carry out the [4]first evacuation due to a medical issue in the space station's 25-year history. The rare decision to cut a mission short and bring Fincke and three other crew members home early made for a dramatic week in space early this year.
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> In a statement released by NASA "at the request of Fincke," the veteran astronaut said he experienced a medical event on Jan. 7 "that required immediate attention" from his space station crew members. "Thanks to their quick response and the guidance of our NASA flight surgeons, my status quickly stabilized," Fincke, 58, said in the statement. [...] In his statement, Fincke thanked his Crew-11 colleagues, along with NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev, who were also aboard the space station at the time and are still in space. Fincke also thanked the teams at NASA, SpaceX and the medical professionals at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. "Their professionalism and dedication ensured a positive outcome," he said.
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> Fincke ended his statement by saying he is "doing very well" and still actively involved with 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," he said. "Thank you for all your support."
[1] https://slashdot.org/~ArchieBunker
[2] https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/commercialcrew/2026/02/25/nasas-spacex-crew-11-astronaut-update/
[3] https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/nasa-reveals-astronaut-mike-fincke-suffered-medical-incident-rcna260643
[4] https://science.slashdot.org/story/26/01/15/2134216/astronauts-splash-down-to-earth-after-medical-evacuation-from-iss
> NASA [2]revealed that astronaut Mike Fincke was the crew member who [3]suffered a medical incident at the International Space Station in January , which prompted the agency to carry out the [4]first evacuation due to a medical issue in the space station's 25-year history. The rare decision to cut a mission short and bring Fincke and three other crew members home early made for a dramatic week in space early this year.
>
> In a statement released by NASA "at the request of Fincke," the veteran astronaut said he experienced a medical event on Jan. 7 "that required immediate attention" from his space station crew members. "Thanks to their quick response and the guidance of our NASA flight surgeons, my status quickly stabilized," Fincke, 58, said in the statement. [...] In his statement, Fincke thanked his Crew-11 colleagues, along with NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev, who were also aboard the space station at the time and are still in space. Fincke also thanked the teams at NASA, SpaceX and the medical professionals at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. "Their professionalism and dedication ensured a positive outcome," he said.
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> Fincke ended his statement by saying he is "doing very well" and still actively involved with 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," he said. "Thank you for all your support."
[1] https://slashdot.org/~ArchieBunker
[2] https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/commercialcrew/2026/02/25/nasas-spacex-crew-11-astronaut-update/
[3] https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/nasa-reveals-astronaut-mike-fincke-suffered-medical-incident-rcna260643
[4] https://science.slashdot.org/story/26/01/15/2134216/astronauts-splash-down-to-earth-after-medical-evacuation-from-iss
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by Mr. Dollar Ton ( 5495648 )
Indeed. Too bad there is no similar inoculation for stupidity.
All those people saying it was a pregnancy (Score:3)
by _merlin ( 160982 )
There were a pile of the usual idiots commenting on every related story here insisting it had to be a pregnancy. Where are they now so we can laugh at them for being wrong about one more thing?
Heart Issue? (Score:2)
I'm going to guess this is related to a heart issue, he could have had a small heart attack...
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I would have guessed a small stroke. Of course, the theory of an accidental pregnancy was my favorite until they revealed it was a guy with the medical issue.
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> Of course, the theory of an accidental pregnancy was my favorite until they revealed it was a guy with the medical issue.
I have it from a good source that folks are going into space one gender and coming back another, so really, anything is possible.
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"until they revealed it was a guy with the medical issue."
Guys can get pregnant, you disgusting bigot ! /s
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Could have been a number of things that suddenly occur, eg appendix.