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Yea, especially given much of the purpose of his flight was to examine the effects of that long in space. I have trouble believing that NASA didn't, if nothing
by simplicio 9y ago
Yea, especially given much of the purpose of his flight was to examine the effects of that long in space. I have trouble believing that NASA didn't, if nothing else, give him a phone # to call right away if he had any unexpected symptoms. The whole "should I go to the emergency room" thing kinda seems like a narrative added after the fact to add excitement to his article/book.
(not that I doubt the episode was scary, but I do doubt the fact that NASA would've left any uncertainty about what to do in such a situation)
- neurotech1 9y agoThey have on-call flight surgeon(physicians) for the Astronaut Office. This includes post-mission support. The narrative seems like it was slightly dramatic to support the story. Similar "unusual" symptoms have occurred on previous missions with other astronauts. Also, being a senior astronaut, he is likely personal friends with at least one of the assigned flight surgeon.
- dsfyu404ed 9y agoHe's probably picked up a heck of a lot of expertise on basic medical stuff over the years so he can almost be his own CNA. They probably decided that having him at home in a normal environment with a fitbit or something logging his heart rate and whatnot was better than having him in an unfamiliar hospital.
- neurotech1 9y agoAstronauts are qualified as EMT as part of their astronaut training.