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Only one astronaut had a medical issue, the others were taken to the hospital just in case: https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/10/astronaut-hospitalized-after-r
by NoahKAndrews 2y ago
Only one astronaut had a medical issue, the others were taken to the hospital just in case: https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/10/astronaut-hospitalized-after-returning-from-235-day-space-mission/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/10/astronaut-hospitalized...
- perihelions 2y agoI respectfully disagree. If you are taken to a hospital for medical evaluation, speakers would normally call that a medical issue, in plain English. None of this was routine or normal precaution—a point the article you linked emphasizes: - "Normally, once medical personnel complete their preliminary assessment, crews are flown to shore on a helicopter, then board a NASA airplane for the flight back to Houston. Instead, the Crew-8 astronauts were taken to the hospital Friday morning."
- meowster 2y agoThe denotation is correct, but the connotation is wrong. Most people go by connotations, so I disagree with your statement that "speakers would normally call..."
- NoahKAndrews 2y agoI'm saying that one person had a genuine medical issue, and the others appear to have not.