NASA confirmed that the American astronaut, who was hospitalized on Friday after returning to Earth after a stay of more than seven months on the International Space Station, left the hospital “in good health” on Saturday.
The American agency said in a press statement that “this crew member is in good health and will resume the normal post-flight process with the other astronauts” at the Houston Space Center (Texas).
The latter did not reveal the identity of the astronaut in question, nor the reasons for his admission to the hospital, due to issues of “medical confidentiality.”
However, he is one of three Americans on SpaceX's Crew-8 mission, a regular crew rotation mission for the International Space Station (ISS).
NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt and Janet Epps returned to Earth overnight Thursday through Friday aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule, after spending 232 days on the International Space Station.
Russian cosmonaut Alexander Grebyunkin returned with them.
The landing maneuver, off the coast of Florida, went normally, but the NASA astronaut then experienced a “medical problem,” according to the agency.
The four professionals were then transferred to the hospital in Pensacola (Florida). Only one person remained in the hospital, “in stable condition and under observation as a precaution.”
