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They spent nearly eight months in orbit, longer than expected because of all the problems with Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule and bad weather, including Hurricane Milton.
One of the Americans spent the night there due to an undisclosed “medical problem”. NASA declined to say who was hospitalized or why, citing the privacy of doctors.
When asked at a press conference on Friday who was sick, the astronauts declined to comment.
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“Spaceflight is still something we don’t fully understand. Sometimes we find things we don’t expect. This was one of those times and we’re still putting things together around this,” Barratt said.
Barratt, a doctor who specializes in space medicine, was the only crew member who had flown in space before.
Two astronauts who served as test pilots for Boeing’s Starliner – Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams – will remain on the space station until February, flying back with SpaceX.
The Starliner returned empty in September.
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