Mike Fincke's sudden 20‑minute speech loss aboard ISS prompts NASA's first in‑flight medevac; cause unknown
NASA astronaut Mike Fincke experienced a sudden, 20‑minute loss of speech aboard the International Space Station, prompting an expedited in‑flight medical evacuation that returned Crew‑111 early. Mission managers say the episode was brief and Fincke recovered, but investigators have not determined a cause.