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Four Astronauts Splash Down Back on Earth After NASA’s First ISS Medical Evacuation
NASA conducted its first medical evacuation from the ISS after a crew member developed a serious condition; all four astronauts returned safely in under 11 hours, officials said.
- On Jan. 15, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov splashed down off San Diego at 3:41 a.m. EST, ending the Crew-11 return after NASA's first ISS medical evacuation.
- NASA announced on Jan. 7 that it had canceled a Jan. 8 spacewalk and ended Crew-11 early after an affected crewmember fell ill due to limited on-station diagnostic capability.
- They undocked at 10.20pm and reentered, with drogue and main parachutes slowing descent to about 15 miles per hour before splashdown around 12:41 a.m. , then SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON crews began medical checks.
- Only three people remain aboard the ISS, leaving NASA astronaut Christopher Williams to oversee U.S. operations solo, and NASA cannot perform spacewalks until Crew‑12 arrives Feb. 15.
- In the station's 25‑year history, this marked the first medically shortened flight; NASA declined to name the affected crewmember, who is stable and will receive local hospital evaluations and follow‑up at Johnson Space Center in Houston.
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An astronaut who had a "serious medical condition" onboard the International Space Station is safely back on Earth, after the first-ever emergency return space flight.
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