So, it came to pass that the crew returned Jason and Ash to Grendel via the shuttle 'Sulaco' (yes, it's not strictly canon, but what creative writing is?). There the heroic Ash was thawed out and placed in a strange looking sun-bed subject to the nanobot's surgical expertise.
As Ash regained his senses, throwing down a breakfast of five bacon rolls and a crate of beer, Jason was taken to the laboratory