First Medical Evacuation From Space Station Brings Astronauts to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
Hospital is first on West Coast to care for astronauts immediately after return from space
Astronauts arriving by helicopter at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla following their splashdown off the coast of San Diego. (Photo by Chris Van Gorder)
Hospital is first on West Coast to care for astronauts immediately after return from space
After four astronauts recently splashed down off the coast of San Diego following a first-ever medical evacuation from the International Space Station, they were taken by helicopter to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla.
The visit marked the first time a West Coast hospital provided care for astronauts who had just returned from space.
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