Astronaut Sick - Delayed Spacewalk - Columbus Delayed At Least 1 Day

Astronaut Sick - Delayed Spacewalk - Columbus Delayed At Least 1 Day

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Space agency officials would not disclose who was ill or what the problem was, but said German astronaut Hans Schlegel, 56, would not take part as planned in the spacewalk to attach the lab to the station...NASA rules prevent much disclosure about astronaut health problems, but Shannon said the illness "is not life-threatening."

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Considering all the pre-flight testing these astronauts go through, this is very troubling. I hope it's just a stomach flu - but it opens up the possibility of Schlegel passing the illness to all the other staff up there in the closed environment. I doubt they have an unlimited supply of Lysol wipes and bleach to clean everything he touches.

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Could always be a mother of all hangovers we all know what these astronauts are like ~ Mind you I'd prefer to be tanked if I had the chance, strapping you self into a glorified fire work has gotta take some balls!