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NASA astronaut suddenly lost the power of speech in space: No one can explain what happened to him because he is completely healthy!
Mike Fink, an astronaut who has been to space four times, said he fell ill on January 7 while having dinner, after preparing for a spacewalk planned for the next day.
TL;DR
- Astronaut Mike Fink experienced a sudden, severe health episode in space on January 7th.
- He lost his ability to speak, though he felt no pain.
- Doctors have ruled out a heart attack, but the cause of the episode remains unknown.
- Fink speculates it could be related to his extensive time in microgravity.
- The incident caused a planned spacewalk to be canceled and his crew to return to Earth earlier than scheduled.
- NASA is investigating similar cases among other astronauts.
- Fink, despite the event, hopes to return to space in the future.