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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Marcia Dunn

Ultrasound machine was crucial during astronaut medical issue at space station, Crew 11 says

A portable ultrasound machine came in “super handy” during the medical crisis at the International Space Station that led to four astronauts being evacuated early.

The four astronauts refused to say which one of them needed medical attention and for what reason on Thursday during their first public appearance since returning to Earth. It was NASA's first medical evacuation in 65 years of human spaceflight.

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