"Now, Fincke has revealed a tantalizing clue about what went down during the first medical evacuation in the space station's 25 years of continuous occupation. During their first public appearance following the medical evacuation on Wednesday - during which all four members appeared to be doing well enough to field questions - Fincke said that an onboard ultrasound machine "came in super handy" when "we had this emergency.""
""It really helped," he added. "Of course, we didn't have other big machines that we have here on planet Earth. We do try to make sure that everybody before we fly are really, really not prone to surprises." "But sometimes things happen and surprises happen, and the team was ready," Fincke said. Yui agreed with that sentiment. "We can handle any kind of difficult situation," he told reporters. "This is actually very, very good experience for the future of human spaceflight.""
Four astronauts ended their ISS mission early due to a medical concern that prompted a medical evacuation. NASA withheld identifying details to protect crew medical privacy. The crew included Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman, Kimiya Yui, and Oleg Platonov, but the specific ill crew member and ailment remain undisclosed. Fincke said an onboard ultrasound "came in super handy" during the emergency and emphasized limited onboard diagnostic equipment compared with Earth while noting the team trains to avoid surprises. Yui said the crew can handle difficult situations and that the episode provides valuable experience for future human spaceflight. After splashdown, the crew went to Scripps Memorial Hospital for evaluation and were released as expected.
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