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ISS crew returns to Earth in first-ever medical evacuation
16 hours ago - Just under 11 hours after the ... Ocean near San Diego · The ISS crew made an early emergency return to Earth due to an undisclosed serious medical condition affecting one of the astronauts....
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Highlights From NASA’s Medical Evacuation From the Space Station - The New York Times
But because of limited medical equipment on the space station, NASA officials decided to conduct a “controlled medical evacuation” — following the standard departure procedures, but at an earlier date.
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NASA’s first medical evacuation is here. It won’t be the last.
I'm just glad they all got back safely. More on reddit.com
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1 day agoNASA’s ISS Evacuation Explained
I am sure whoever wrote up the procedure for how to handle evacuations when they launched it and all the work that has gone into revising that procedure now atleast feel that their work was used. They have so many contigency plans and hopefully they will learn even more from this event, although it is sad for the crew having to leave early and the experiments that will be delayed. More on reddit.com
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First medical evacuation from International Space Station brings crew safely home
19 hours ago - According to NASA, the International ... injuries.” · “If a medical emergency requires a return to Earth, the crew will return in the spacecraft they launched aboard to receive urgent medical care on the ground,” NASA ...
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SpaceX capsule with four astronauts, one ailing, splashes down safely off California | Reuters
20 hours ago - LOS ANGELES, Jan 15 (Reuters) - ... serious medical condition affecting one of them forced an end to their International Space Station mission a few weeks early. Their SpaceX capsule splashed down in the Pacific off California, capping a ...
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NASA Astronauts Return to Earth After Medical Evacuation From International Space Station - The New York Times
Jan. 15, 2026 · An astronaut who experienced a medical issue aboard the International Space Station is back on Earth and in good condition, NASA officials said early Thursday morning.
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Ailing astronaut returns to Earth from space station early in NASA's first medical evacuation | PBS News
1 day ago - The astronaut in question will receive in-depth medical checks before flying with the rest of the crew back to Houston on Friday, assuming everyone is well enough. Platonov's return to Moscow was unclear. NASA stressed repeatedly over the past week that this was not an emergency. The astronaut fell sick or was injured on Jan. 7, prompting NASA to call off the next day's spacewalk by Cardman and Fincke, and ultimately resulting in the early return.
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International Space Station astronauts back after first ever emergency return | Science, Climate & Tech News | Sky News
A safe splashdown means medics will be able to extract the stricken astronaut and get them the care they need. Back up on the International Space Station, a skeleton crew of three will keep essential services running - until a SpaceX launch in the next few weeks brings four more astronauts to serve a six-month term on the orbiting laboratory.
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Astronaut With Mystery Health Issue Forces NASA's First Medical Evacuation from Space
An astronaut who developed an unexpected medical issue while living and working on board the International Space Station is back on Earth after prompting a rare medical evacuation in space.
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4 NASA Crew-11 astronauts return to Earth after medical issue forces early ISS exit | CNN
1 day ago - Rather, the problem relates to having a “medical issue in the difficult areas of microgravity,” Polk added, noting that NASA wanted to bring the astronaut home to make use of diagnostic tools. While the International Space Station does have a suite of medical equipment, it does not have all the tools a typical emergency room would have.
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NASA Astronaut Medical Emergency - What We Know - YouTube
NASA confirmed they're bringing Crew 11 home early because of a medical issue with one of the crew members, but beyond that there's very limited official inf...
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A Medical Emergency 250 Miles Above Earth Forces NASA to Make a Rare Decision | Discover Magazine
1 week ago - The station carries a robust pharmacy ... conditions. If an emergency exceeds what can safely be managed in orbit, astronauts can return to Earth in the same spacecraft they launched in for urgent care on the ground....
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First-ever medical evacuation from International Space Station - YouTube
Retired U.S. Navy captain and NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore and Dr. Farhan Asrar discuss NASA’s first medical evacuation from the International Space Station ...
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Live Science
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NASA astronauts back on Earth after unprecedented medical emergency on ISS | Live Science
1 day ago - The SpaceX Crew-11 Dragon spacecraft splashed down this morning as four astronauts completed an unprecedented medical evacuation of the International Space Station (ISS).
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Astronauts splash down after cutting space station mission short due to a medical issue
Four astronauts safely returned to Earth early Thursday, capping a dramatic and unusual week in space that required the crew to leave the International Space Station about a month earlier than planned because of a medical issue that arose in orbit.
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Astronauts splash down to Earth after medical evacuation from space station
Four astronauts who left the International Space Station (ISS) a month early due to one of the crew members falling ill have returned to Earth on Thursday. ... A medical issue prompted the first-ever emergency return from the International Space ...
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Astronauts return to Earth after first ever medical evacuation from space station - BBC News
1 day ago - The crew of Dragon Endeavour has returned to Earth safely after one of the astronauts developed a medical issue on the International Space Station.
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NASA astronauts depart space station due to a medical issue, beginning early trip home
But NASA revealed last week that a crew member had experienced a medical incident while at the orbiting outpost, prompting the agency to call off a spacewalk in which Cardman and Fincke were to perform upgrades to the exterior of the station.
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1 day ago - Crew-11 astronauts are 'go' for Jan. 14 medical evacuation from ISS ... NASA will return four astronauts to Earth early from the International Space Station due to a medical concern with one of the Crew-11 astronauts.
Reuters
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Four space station crewmates, one ailing, begin emergency return flight | Reuters
1 day ago - A SpaceX capsule departed the International Space Station on Wednesday carrying a four-member crew on an emergency return flight to Earth necessitated by an undisclosed serious medical condition afflicting one of the astronauts aboard.
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SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts return to Earth after 1st-ever medical evacuation of ISS | Space
1 day ago - The four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-11 mission splashed down safely today (Jan. 15) after the first-ever medical evacuation of the International Space Station.