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NASA astronaut says he lost ability to speak before ISS evacuation

NASA astronaut Mike Fincke lost the ability to speak while aboard the International Space Station on January 7, 2026, an episode that triggered the first medical evacuation in the station’s history. Fincke,

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NASA astronaut reveals what prompted space station evacuation

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NASA astronaut describes mystery illness that forced emergency space evacuation

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

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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NASA Astronaut Describes Mystery Illness That Forced Emergency Space Evacuation

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NASA Astronaut Speaks out About His Medical Scare in Space

NASA's Artemis II crew to wear "smart bands" on Moon mission—But is this a good idea?

NASA will send smartbands with Artemis II astronauts to track their physical and mental state. But whether this helps or complicates deep-space survival remains an open question.

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Astronaut captures out-of-this-world selfie during spacewalk

The NASA astronaut snapped herself smiling, and also captured her colleague walking outside the International Space Station.

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Mystery medical episode that left NASA astronaut unable to speak highlights major space risk

Veteran astronaut Michael Fincke's sudden medical emergency aboard the ISS is a stark reminder that, as NASA pushes toward long-term lunar missions, astronaut health remains one of spaceflight's biggest unknowns.

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Astronaut was eating dinner in space when he suddenly couldn’t speak. He says doctors still don't know what happened

It was completely out of the blue," said Mike Fincke, who ended up being medically evacuated from the International Space Station, a first for NASA