ISS astronauts return to Earth in Nasa's first ever medical evacuation [View all]
Source: The Guardian
Four astronauts from the International Space Station have returned to Earth a month earlier than planned after one developed a “serious” medical condition onboard the orbiting outpost.
Nasa confirmed the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying the US astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, the Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui and Oleg Platonov, a Russian cosmonaut, splashed down at 8.41am UK time off the coast of San Diego.
The space agency has not identified the sick crew member for privacy reasons but said they were in a stable condition. It is the first time Nasa has cut short a mission to the ISS owing to a health problem.
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Soon after splashdown, teams on the recovery ship, and two fast boats, worked to secure the SpaceX Dragon and hoist it on to the deck so the crew could be brought onboard. Nasa plans to take all four to a nearby hospital for checks.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jan/15/first-medical-evacuation-nasa-astronauts-back-to-earth
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