Retired Astronaut: ISS crew in good health

The astronauts returning from the ISS are in good health, despite some public concerns, retired Astronaut Dr. Cady Coleman says. #ISS

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00:00Absolutely, but there have been some concerns about their health on board the International Space Station.

00:08They've come out to confirm that they are doing well.

00:11Is this something that people should be worried about?

00:14They absolutely should not.

00:16And it's very interesting to me and actually kind of wonderful in a way.

00:20When people pay attention to Sonny and Butch's situation,

00:24where it's just something that people can relate to.

00:27Maybe being somewhere unexpected and not being able to come home.

00:31When really the way this happened, coming home on their ship was not the safest way.

00:37And it's not so much that it was a great danger, but it was not the safest way.

00:41And even though it caused a lot of hassles, it was the best idea safety wise.

00:46And also for the good of the program for getting work done to have Sonny and Butch stay up there.

00:51And then actually the next ship that was regularly scheduled came up with two people instead of four.

00:57So that when it returns, it would return with all four of them.

01:01So they've actually never been stranded.

01:03But it's interesting what you asked about their health.

01:06From what I understand, and I am somebody that we're all a family of astronauts.

01:12We all know each other.

01:13From what I understand, they've been in wonderful health the whole time.

01:17But I think it's really great that the world is so concerned about them.