NASA astronaut's ISS evacuation
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For the first time in the history of America's space program, an astronaut experienced a health issue that required NASA to end a mission early to get that person home. An unnamed spacefarer who was part of a joint NASA and SpaceX mission known as Crew-11 ...
For the first time since the International Space Station began operations more than two decades ago, NASA has confirmed that an active crew is preparing for an early return to Earth due to a medical situation in orbit. The unprecedented decision marks a ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An ailing astronaut returned to Earth with three others on Thursday, ending their space station mission more than a month early in NASA’s first medical evacuation. SpaceX guided the capsule to a middle-of-the-night ...