Astronaut's Mystery Illness: First Space Station Medical Evacuation

0:00On March 27, astronaut Mike Finke has revealed he was the one who fell suddenly ill on the International Space Station back in January, leading to NASA's first medical evacuation for morbid. On January 7, while eating dinner and preparing for a spacewalk, the 59-year-old veteran astronaut lost his ability to speak with, no, pain involved. The episode lasted about 20 minutes, and he fell fine right after, with no similar issues before or since. His crewmates quickly rallied around him, using the station's ultrasound machine to assist until ground doctors could advise. This prompted the cancellation of his planned tent spacewalk and an early return for Finke and three crewmates aboard a SpaceX craft on January 15. Doctors have ruled out a heart attack or choking, but the cause remains unknown, possibly linked to his total of 549 days in. Weightlessness. He's undergone extensive tests on Earth, and NASA is now reviewing other astronaut's records for similar events. Finke expressed regret over disrupting the mission, but remains optimistic, hoping for

1:04another flight someday as investigations continue. That's your update from Global News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story.