US EditionNASA's SpaceX Crew-11 Splashes Down Off San Diego Coast
Crew-11 ended its 167-day mission early due to a medical issue affecting one astronaut, with the crew completing over 140 science experiments, NASA said.
- On Thursday, NASA and SpaceX's Crew-11 splashed down off San Diego County at 12:41 a.m. PST, ending a more-than-five-month mission with astronauts Fincke, Cardman, Yui, and Platonov aboard.
- Because of a monitored medical concern for one crew member, NASA moved Crew-11 home about a month early and coordinated evaluations at a local hospital, protecting privacy.
- Teams aboard SpaceX recovery vessels retrieved Dragon shortly after landing, and crew began exiting at 1:28 a.m., with each carried on gurneys to nearby medical tents within eight minutes.
- NASA said the return highlights Commercial Crew Program's ability to bring astronauts home as needed; following hospital stay, Crew-11 will return to Johnson Space Center, Houston for evaluations.
- Beyond the early return, Crew-11 also completed more than 140 science experiments and traveled nearly 71 million miles, with Mike Fincke logging 549 days in space.
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