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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.

NASA astronaut suddenly lost the power of speech in space: No one can explain what happened to him because he is completely healthy!

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.