NASA Remains Stubbornly Silent on Why Crew Went to Hospital After Dragon Splashdown - The four astronauts were hospitalized after returning from an eight-month stay on board the ISS.

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[–]chadwickofwv 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Likely for observation. Weightlessness takes a huge toll on the body over long periods of time.

[–]neolib[S] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

Yeah, probably. But that's boring, speculation is funnier :)

[–]chadwickofwv 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Very true. So what's your theory?

[–]neolib[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I don't have an exact theory, just the situation reminded me of some sci-fi plots, like "The Astronaut's Wife":

After an explosion in space and subsequent two-minute radio-out period, two astronauts return home to their wives. Slightly it's revealed that they're not the same as they were.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0138304/reference/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Astronaut%27s_Wife (plot spoilers)

[–]In-the-clouds 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Across the stratosphere, a final message

"Give my wife my love," then nothing more

Far beneath the ship the world is mourning

They don't realize he's alive

[–]neolib[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

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