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SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts return to Earth after 1st-ever medical evacuation of ISS
Fincke, Cardman, Yui and Platonov launched toward the ISS on Aug. 1, 2025, kicking off SpaceX's Crew-11 mission to the orbiting lab for NASA. Ordinarily, such crew-rotation flights last about six months, ending a few days after their successors arrive at the ISS. But something out of the ordinary happened during Crew-11's home stretch.
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Astronauts Return to Earth in First ISS Medical Evacuation
On Thursday NASA chief Jared Isaacman said the experience of the returned Crew-11 will be used to prepare for future human spaceflight—including to the moon
Ailing astronaut, colleagues return to Earth in first NASA medical evacuation
NASA completed its first medical evacuation early Thursday, when an ailing astronaut and three others splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, more than a month ahead of schedule. The four astronauts —
NASA sends 4 astronauts back to Earth in first medical evacuation
An astronaut in need of medical care is on the way back to Earth. The ailing astronaut departed the International Space Station with three crewmates on Wednesday.
Ailing astronaut returns to Earth early in NASA’s first medical evacuation
SpaceX guided the capsule to a middle-of-the-night splashdown in the Pacific near San Diego, less than 11 hours after the astronauts exited the International Space Station. Their first stop was a hospital for an overnight stay.
4 astronauts return to Earth after medical issue forces early ISS exit
Four astronauts splashed down in the Pacific Ocean as they return early from the International Space Station due to a crew member’s medical issue.
Bright light over Bay Area was astronauts’ return to Earth
A fast-moving bright light streaking over the Bay Area overnight Thursday has many people talking, sharing pictures on social media and wondering what they saw. Was it a comet? Space junk? Turns out,
Astronauts evacuated from ISS returned to Earth. What is NASA saying?
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said all four Crew-11 astronauts are 'in good spirits' after they landed early Thursday near California.
Astronaut says crew in good shape after medical issue, but calls early return to Earth "bittersweet"
The astronauts originally expected to return to Earth around Feb. 20, but NASA announced last Friday that Crew 11 had been told to cut their mission short after a crew member reported a medical issue the day before.
NASA Astronauts’ Return Over ‘Serious’ Medical Issue: What To Know
It was announced last week by NASA that a planned spacewalk scheduled for Thursday was postponed due to a "medical concern" with a crew member living and working aboard the orbital laboratory. At a news conference on January 8, NASA administrator Jared Isaacman called it a "serious medical condition."
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