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

The crew member of concern is doing fine,” NASA said after their return early Thursday, the first time in the space station’s 25-year history that a crew returned home early because of a medical concern.

4 space station crewmates returning to Earth after medical issue cut mission short. Here's what to know about the landing.

Crew 11 is expected to splash down off the coast of Southern California at 3:41 a.m. EST, closing out a 167-day stay in space.
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WATCH: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Mission Returns, Splashes Down Safely Off California Coast

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission safely splashed down early Thursday morning in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego.

NASA Crew’s Sudden Return — How To Watch Thursday’s Splashdown

After a health issue, four astronauts are set to leave the International Space Station early, with a pre-dawn Pacific splashdown planned for Thursday, Jan. 15.

NASA reveals why it called off its first spacewalk in eight months

NASA has spent the last few weeks getting ready for two spacewalks at the International Space Station (ISS), its first in eight months. But just hours before NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman were due to begin the first of the two walks on Thursday,
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