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NASA Astronaut Mike Fincke's Mysterious ISS Speech Loss Led to Mission Cancellation

NASA astronaut Mike Fincke experienced a mysterious medical scare on the ISS, losing the ability to speak for about 20 minutes, an incident that remains unexplained by doctors and led to the early cancellation of a mission for the first time.

27 Mar, 16:19 — 28 Mar, 00:04
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APVery High10h ago

He suddenly couldn't speak in space. NASA astronaut says his medical scare remains a mystery - AP News

He suddenly couldn't speak in space. NASA astronaut says his medical scare remains a mystery  AP News

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cbcHigh6h ago

Evacuated NASA astronaut says he couldn't speak in space. Why remains a mystery

The astronaut who prompted NASA's first medical evacuation earlier this year said Friday that doctors still don't know why he suddenly fell sick at the International Space Station.

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SCMPMostly Factual7h ago

US astronaut says illness that cut short space mission made him unable to talk

The astronaut who prompted Nasa’s first medical evacuation earlier this year said on Friday that doctors still do not know why he suddenly fell sick at the International Space Station. Four-time space flier Mike Fincke said he was eating dinner on January 7 after prepping for a spacewalk the next day when it happened. He could not talk and remembers no pain, but his anxious crewmates jumped into action after seeing him in distress and requested help from flight surgeons on the ground. “It was...

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YahooMostly Factual10h ago

He suddenly couldn't speak in space. NASA astronaut says his medical scare remains a mystery

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channel-news-asiaMostly Factual2h ago

NASA astronaut Mike Fincke suddenly couldn't speak in space. His medical scare remains a mystery

Four-time space flier Mike Fincke said he was having dinner on Jan 7 after preparing for a spacewalk when he suddenly fell sick.

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