NASA Astronaut Mike Fincke Shares Space Medical Event

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Mike Fincke said he was the astronaut. He was sick on the space station last month.

He said his health got better quickly. His friends and doctors on Earth helped him.

His space trip finished earlier than planned. Also, he could not do a spacewalk.

Doctors checked him in a hospital on Earth. An ultrasound machine helped them on the station.

Mike Fincke has spent many days in space. He believes flying in space is very special.

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Who is Mike Fincke?

Mike Fincke is an astronaut.

What happened to Mike Fincke last month?

He was sick on the space station.

Did Mike Fincke finish his space trip as planned?

No, his space trip finished earlier than planned.

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