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We recently re-evaluated this data to determine asymmetry of each astronaut\u2019s OCR response and their OCR slope from sigmoid fits during static leftward and rightward body tilts, which we then compared with their Coriolis sickness susceptibility index (CSSI) on the ground, their motion sickness symptom scores during 0\u00a0g maneuvers in parabolic flight, and the severity of the symptoms of space motion sickness (SMS) they reported during their spaceflights. We arranged the astronauts in rank order for SMS severity based on the SMS symptoms they reported during spaceflight and the amount of anti-motion sickness medication they used. As previously reported, the OCR amplitudes of these astronauts were within the normal range. We determined that the OCR amplitudes were not correlated with SMS severity ranking, CSSI, or motion sickness symptoms experienced during parabolic flight. Indices of asymmetry in the OCR reflex were generally small and poorly correlated with SMS scores; however, the only subject with a high index of asymmetry also ranked highly for SMS. Although OCR slope, CSSI, and motion sickness symptoms induced during parabolic flight were each only moderately correlated with SMS severity ranking (rho = 0.41\u20130.44), a combined index that included all three parameters with equal weighting was significantly correlated with SMS severity ranking (rho = 0.71, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.015). 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