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'It is bittersweet': Crew-11 astronaut hands over control of ISS ahead of 1st-ever medical evacuation
Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) completed a change-of-command ceremony today (Jan. 12) ahead of the early departure of SpaceX's Crew-11 mission, which is leaving soon due to an undisclosed medical condition concerning one of its crewmembers.
NASA’s Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) is coming to an unexpectedly abrupt end. “It is in the best interest of our astronauts to return Crew-11 ahead of their planned departure,
The Crew-11 mission is coming to an early end so that one of its members can receive medical attention back on Earth.
NASA plans for Crew-11 to depart the station at about 2 p.m. PT / 5 p.m. ET Wednesday, Jan. 14, pending weather and recovery conditions. The ship is targeted to splash down in the Pacific Ocean off California at about 12:40 a.m. PT / 3:40 a.m. ET Thursday, Jan. 15.
NASA makes unprecedented decision to bring International Space Station crew home early after medical emergency – first time in 25-year station history.
NASA has revealed the return date for four International Space Station (ISS) crew members who are being evacuated from the station after one fell ill with an unknown condition. The crew are set to begin their return to Earth no earlier than 5 p.
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Space skeleton crew: Just 3 astronauts will run the ISS after Crew-11's medical evacuation
NASA will bring four astronauts back to Earth early due to a health issue, leaving the International Space Station with just three crewmembers. But that's the way it used to be.
NASA announced it's ending a mission to the International Space Station early because of a medical situation involving one of the astronauts aboard the station.
It will be the first time in the space station’s 25-year history that a mission will be cut short because of a medical incident in space.