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Alabama astronaut on NASA's medical evacuation on ISS

ISS astronaut medical evacuation latest news: New commander to take charge soon

NASA will return four astronauts to Earth early from the International Space Station due to a medical concern with one of the Crew-11 astronauts.

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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

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NASA to bring Crew-11 astronauts back home Thursday. Here's what we know.

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NASA, SpaceX set target date for Crew-11’s return to earth

NASA on Friday said the space agency and SpaceX are targeting to undock the agency’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the International Space Station no earlier than 5 p.m. ET (2200 GMT) on Wednesday, Janu...

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NASA will return 4 astronauts home early in 1st-ever medical evacuation from the International Space Station

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NASA Announces Historic Space Station Evacuation Amid 'Serious' Issue

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NASA Suddenly Canceled Latest ISS Mission Due To Unforeseen Medical Concerns

The end result: The Crew-11 mission will be ending early, with an evacuation of the four team members slated to take place at some point over the next few days.

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NASA orders “controlled medical evacuation” from the International Space Station

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NASA crew to make rare early return to Earth after medical issue in space

A 'medical situation' is forcing NASA to end mission at the space station a month early

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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Who is the sick astronaut on the ISS? What we know.

New NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said ending the mission a little early is in the best interest of Crew-11. The astronauts — Commander Zena Cardman, pilot Mike Fincke, Japan’s Kimya Yui, and Russia’s Oleg Platonov — will ride SpaceX 's Dragon Endeavour capsule back to Earth within days.

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Musk calls for accelerated deorbiting of International Space Station

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk sparked conversation Thursday by suggesting it’s time to begin preparations to deorbit the International Space Station, a move that could occur sooner than planned. Musk, posting on X, the social media platform formerly known as ...

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Elon Musk calls for deorbit of International Space Station as soon as possible

Elon Musk’s latest space-related hammer throw is to call for the International Space Station to be deorbited as soon as two years from now. In posts to X, Musk said, “It is time to begin preparations for deorbiting the (space station). It has served ...

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Why does SpaceX founder Elon Musk want to deorbit the ISS?

Elon Musk continues to push the idea that it’s time to deorbit the International Space Station and shift focus toward the Red Planet. “It has served its purpose,” the billionaire SpaceX founder wrote on his social media platform X. “There is very ...