NASA, which is usually tight-lipped on medical issues involving astronauts, declines to say what prompted the move or describe the condition of the crew - whose return to Earth was delayed after problems with a Boeing capsule.
Three American astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut have been taken to a medical facility after returning to Earth from a nearly eight-month mission on the International Space Station.
said in a statement following their splashdown in the Crew Dragon spacecraft at 3.29am local time on Friday off Florida's Gulf Coast. The space agency said the crew had their standard medical evaluations upon exiting the craft, but added that 'out of an abundance of caution, all crew members were flown to the facility together'.
astronaut trips to and from the space station. Boeing's Starliner, intended as a second US ride, has been hindered by years of development issues. The crew should have been back on Earth two months ago but their homecoming was stalled by problems with the Starliner astronaut capsule, which returned empty in September because of safety concerns. Hurricane Milton then interfered, followed by a further two weeks of high wind and rough seas.
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