Atlantis astronaut meets 'incident'

One day after returning to Earth, an Atlantis astronaut yesterday collapsed twice at the welcome ceremony to return to the ship's success. Universe officials say her body has not been adjusted until 12 days in a state of non-gravity.

Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, 43, had to leave the welcome ceremony at Ellington Field but she was not hospitalized.

She collapsed for the first time while speaking at the ceremony, then with the help of other astronauts, she stood up, but only spoke for about half a minute, she was confused and right again. clinging to the podium. NASA officials and astronauts then escorted her away from the podium and took her home.

According to Smith Johnston, the Atlantis crew doctor, astronauts often lose 10-14% of their blood in the universe and will usually be restored in 1-2 days after returning to Earth.

Atlantis Heidemarie Stefanyshyn - Piper is being held by Canadian astronauts after her fall (Photo: cbsnews)

According to information from the Piper family, today she was well again and the incident yesterday was mainly because she was "too confused ".

The Atlantis crew landed safely at the Kennedy Space Center after completing the reconstruction of the International Space Station (ISS), which had been interrupted for three and a half years after the Columbia ship disaster.

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