Crew-8 briefing
NASA astronauts (from left) Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt and Jeanette Epps speak at a Nov. 8 briefing about their Crew-8 mission. Credit: NASA webcast

WASHINGTON — The three NASA astronauts who returned to Earth on the Crew-8 mission declined to discuss the medical issue that prompted a trip to the hospital after their return and, for one of them, an overnight stay.

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Jeff Foust writes about space policy, commercial space, and related topics for SpaceNews. He earned a Ph.D. in planetary sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s degree with honors in geophysics and planetary science...