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NASA Will Bring Space Station Crew Home Early After Medical Issue
NASA is prioritizing astronaut health by returning four Crew-11 members early after one experienced a medical issue; the crew will splash down off California, officials said.
- NASA officials announced Thursday they will bring four of the seven Crew-11 mission members home early after one experienced a medical situation, shortening their stay on the International Space Station.
- Earlier this week, a medical issue prompted NASA to postpone the Thursday spacewalk involving Crew-11, which launched August 1 and was due to return around February 20.
- In the coming days, the astronauts will depart the ISS for reentry and a parachute-assisted splashdown in the Pacific off the coast of California aboard their original SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, and NASA said it will release schedule details within 48 hours.
- The move marks the first early return from the ISS due to illness, and because the crew share the same Dragon spacecraft lifeboat, it forces a coordinated crew departure.
- NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said after consulting Dr. JD Polk, NASA's chief health and medical officer, he decided returning Crew-11 early is in the astronauts' best interests, with Polk noting the crew member is `absolutely stable` while the agency cited medical privacy.
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