Why was an astronaut medically evacuated from ISS? What NASA is saying

For the 1st time in the history of the International Space Station, an astronaut experienced a health issue that required NASA to end a mission early.

NASA set to bring astronaut (and the rest of Crew-11) home early for medical reasons

In an unprecedented move, NASA is bringing an astronaut crew home early from the International Space Station because one astronaut has an undisclosed medical condition.
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'This is NASA at its finest': Crew-11 astronauts in good shape after smooth medical evacuation and splashdown, agency says

"Fundamentally, we're in space to learn. It's why NASA prepares for the unexpected  — so we are ready to respond decisively and safely."

Ailing astronaut returns to Earth early in NASA’s first medical evacuation

An ailing astronaut is back on Earth. The crew of four returned Thursday, ending their space station mission more than a month early in NASA's first medical evacuation.

Astronauts evacuated from ISS returned to Earth. What is NASA saying?

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said all four Crew-11 astronauts are 'in good spirits' after they landed early Thursday near California.

NASA brings astronauts home early after health issue in first-ever evacuation

NASA completed its first-ever medical evacuation from space, bringing four astronauts back to Earth early after a health issue aboard the International Space Station.

Why NASA astronauts just splashed down off San Diego

A SpaceX ship recovered the spacecraft from the ocean and at around 1:30 a.m. and welcomed aboard NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, plus Kimiya Yui of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Oleg Platonov of Roscosmos, the Russian space agency.

NASA juggling piloted moon mission and space station crew replacement flight

Depending on the timing, NASA could launch a fresh crew to the space station while four other astronauts are flying around the moon.
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