ISS spacewalk postponed due to “minor medical issue”
NASA announced yesterday that a spacewalk planned for today on ISS has been postponed because of ” a minor medical issue” involving American astronaut Mark Vande Hei.
This issue is not a medical emergency. The spacewalk is not time-sensitive and crew members are continuing to move forward with other station work and activities. Teams are assessing the next available opportunity to conduct the spacewalk following the SpaceX CRS-23 cargo resupply launch planned for Aug. 28 and upcoming Russian spacewalks.
The NASA announcement provided no other information, which is unfortunate. While Vande Hei’s medical privacy must be respected, his decision to not disclose the issue will only fuel some foolish speculation that is likely false. It is always better to be transparent.
Update: It appears the medical issue was a pinched nerve, which will likely cause the spacewalk to be delayed into September at the soonest.
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NASA announced yesterday that a spacewalk planned for today on ISS has been postponed because of ” a minor medical issue” involving American astronaut Mark Vande Hei.
This issue is not a medical emergency. The spacewalk is not time-sensitive and crew members are continuing to move forward with other station work and activities. Teams are assessing the next available opportunity to conduct the spacewalk following the SpaceX CRS-23 cargo resupply launch planned for Aug. 28 and upcoming Russian spacewalks.
The NASA announcement provided no other information, which is unfortunate. While Vande Hei’s medical privacy must be respected, his decision to not disclose the issue will only fuel some foolish speculation that is likely false. It is always better to be transparent.
Update: It appears the medical issue was a pinched nerve, which will likely cause the spacewalk to be delayed into September at the soonest.
On Christmas Eve 1968 three Americans became the first humans to visit another world. What they did to celebrate was unexpected and profound, and will be remembered throughout all human history. Genesis: the Story of Apollo 8, Robert Zimmerman's classic history of humanity's first journey to another world, tells that story, and it is now available as both an ebook and an audiobook, both with a foreword by Valerie Anders and a new introduction by Robert Zimmerman.
The ebook is available everywhere for $5.99 (before discount) at amazon, or direct from my ebook publisher, ebookit. If you buy it from ebookit you don't support the big tech companies and the author gets a bigger cut much sooner.
The audiobook is also available at all these vendors, and is also free with a 30-day trial membership to Audible.
"Not simply about one mission, [Genesis] is also the history of America's quest for the moon... Zimmerman has done a masterful job of tying disparate events together into a solid account of one of America's greatest human triumphs."--San Antonio Express-News
He tweeted it’s a punched nerve in his neck
I was guessing it was Diarrhea, I mean I wouldn’t want to do a space walk if I had it, nor would I want to share it with the rest of the world either.
But Kyle’s comment, I suppose a pinched nerve in the neck would be a good enough reason to postpone a space walk, you probably want to be able to have full motion of your neck when you are out there. Imagine what a chiropractor could do in space?
Kyle: Can you provide the url of the tweet?
accident with a power tool while drilling holes??
Wayne: Did you get my email I sent you yesterday?
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Things that would be trivial on Earth might be grounds for cancelling a spacewalk. I know I wouldn’t want to wear a helmet if my nose were itchy and I felt as if I were going to be sneezing.
Do we really need that level of disclosure in a press release?
https://www.space.com/astronaut-pinched-nerve-delays-spacewalk
MJMJ: Thank you. I have updated the post appropriately.
Mr. Z.,
–sorry for the delay. I did receive your email and am working on that task, literally as I type.