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Astronauts return to Earth

Astronauts return to Earth after first ever medical evacuation from space station

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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4 astronauts return early from International Space Station, splash down safely in Pacific Ocean

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

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Four astronauts return to Earth in first medical evacuation

An astronaut in need of doctors’ care departed the International Space Station with three crewmates on Wednesday in NASA’s first medical evacuation.

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Watch: Astronauts return to Earth after medical evacuation

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Four space station crewmates, one ailing, begin emergency return flight

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NASA brings astronauts home early after health issue in first-ever evacuation

SpaceX guided the Dragon capsule to a nighttime splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, completing the return less than 11 hours after the crew departed the orbiting laboratory.

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ISS astronauts splash down on Earth after first-ever medical evacuation

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NASA astronauts splash down off San Diego coast after early ISS return due to medical concern

Sick astronaut, rest of crew splash down in Pacific after undocking from ISS

The NASA International Space Station (ISS) crew that included a sick astronaut splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, California, early on Thursday morning. "Welcome home, Crew-11!" NASA said in an update, adding that the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft hit the on water on schedule at 12:41 a.m. PT.

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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. Since the beginning of August, the crew of the joint NASA and SpaceX mission have lived and worked at the International Space Station,