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International Space Station, medical evacuation

Astronauts splash down to Earth after medical evacuation from space station

Four astronauts evacuated from the International Space Station (ISS) have landed back on Earth after their stay in space was cut short by a month due to a "serious" medical issue.

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Astronauts splash down after cutting space station mission short due to a medical issue

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Highlights From NASA’s Medical Evacuation From the Space Station

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WATCH: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 splash down on Earth after ISS medical evacuation

The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying the Crew-11 astronauts has splashed down into the ocean.

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NASA issues update on astronaut with 'serious medical condition' that forced first ever ISS evacuation

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NASA crew safely land back on Earth following first ISS medical evacuation in history

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Four astronauts splashdown back to Earth after medical evacuation from ISS

The craft has successfully touched down off the California coast.

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Astronauts leave space station in NASA's first medical evacuation

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Nasa astronauts RETURN home from ISS after being forced to evacuate due to historic ‘medical issue’

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4 space station crewmates returning to Earth after medical issue cut mission short. What to know about the landing

Crew 11 is expected to splash down off the coast of Southern California at 3:41 a.m., closing out a 167-day stay in space.

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What is Crew-11? What to know about astronauts leaving space station early

After more than five months in space, four astronauts on a mission known as Crew-11 are about to cut their mission short and return to Earth.

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Phages and bacteria accumulate distinctive mutations aboard the International Space Station

In a new study, terrestrial bacteria-infecting viruses were still able to infect their E. coli hosts in near-weightless "microgravity" conditions aboard the International Space Station, but the dynamics of virus-bacteria interactions differed from those observed on Earth.

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Space station change of command sets stage for Crew 11 departure

All four Crew 11 fliers looked healthy and in good spirits on a space-to-ground television broadcast of the change of command ceremony with no indication of which astronaut may have experienced the undisclosed medical issue that triggered Crew 11's early departure.