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NASA to Bring ISS Crew Home Early Because of an Astronaut’s Health Issue, Marking the First Medical Evacuation of the Spacecraft
The unnamed crew member is in stable condition after an undisclosed incident on Wednesday, but the agency is bringing them back to Earth for medical testing
NASA says a crew member on the International Space Station is unwell. The agency canceled a planned spacewalk for Thursday and is taking the rare step of ending the Crew-11 mission early.
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NASA cancels spacewalk, may end current space station crew's mission early due to medical issue
NASA said the unidentified astronaut is 'stable," but the agency is considering all options, including a possible early return to Earth for Crew 11
NASA is opting to bring home the four members of Crew-11 early after one of them suffered a medical incident on board the International Space Station. Without revealing their identity, NASA said the astronaut experienced the issue on Wednesday afternoon,
Crew-11's successor mission, the four-astronaut Crew-12, is currently targeted to launch in mid-February. NASA is looking at possibly accelerating that timeline, but it's unlikely that Crew-12 could leave the ground before Crew-11 comes home.
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NASA begins infrastructure overhaul under Isaacman as Trump pushes ambitious space exploration goals
NASA begins demolishing outdated facilities in Alabama as new administrator Jared Isaacman launches major infrastructure modernization efforts for space exploration.