• Question: what happens if someone becomes critically ill ? would the mission have to be aborted ?

    Asked by francesca11 to Steve, Shefali, Kevin, Katie, Floris, Delma on 11 Jan 2016. This question was also asked by evie, metacloud, stokie27, dillonr, aliaskari, saphireroks.
    • Photo: Steve Price

      Steve Price answered on 11 Jan 2016:


      Hi,
      There is a return capsule on the ISS for an emergency evacuation. If someone needed serious medical attention they could be evacuated. They would have to survive the return to Earth with the ‘rough’ ride and the hours in the capsule.

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