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NASA, SpaceX Crew-11 leave ISS for Earth

Sick astronaut, rest of crew undock from ISS ahead of expected return to Earth, NASA says

The NASA International Space Station (ISS) crew that includes a sick astronaut are on track to return to earth Thursday morning.

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Astronauts depart ISS to return home early after crew member falls ill

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NASA's Crew-11 astronauts currently en route to Earth after ISS undocking

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

The members of NASA's Crew-11 mission are coming home about a month early because one of the crew has a health condition worrisome enough that the space agency decided the person needed to get thoroug...

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What to know as NASA and SpaceX prepare for Crew-11 medical evacuation

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Inside Crew-11 Astronauts’ Final Days On ISS Before Medical Evacuation

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Astronauts to leave space station for medical evac. Photos of Crew-11

The departure marks the first time in the space station's 25-year history that a crew on the orbital outpost has cut a mission short after one of them experienced an undisclosed health issue.

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NASA astronauts to leave space station amid medical issue

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Crew-11 astronauts 'go' for early return Wednesday as NASA monitors California weather

4 crew members depart ISS amid first-ever medical evacuation

A medical issue with one astronaut prompted NASA to evacuate four Crew-11 members from the International Space Station for the first time.

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ISS astronauts spy airglow and dwarf galaxy | Space photo of the day for Jan. 13, 2026

Astronauts on the International Space Station were not only treated to a sight from Earth's atmosphere recently but also caught a glimpse of one of the Milky Way's nearest galactic neighbors.

Nasa astronauts begin 'bittersweet' medical evacuation from space station

The astronauts, Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman, Japan's Kimiya Yui and cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, arrived on the ISS on 1 August expecting to complete a standard six and a half month stay. They were due to come home in mid-February.

Viruses may be more powerful in the International Space Station's microgravity environment

The International Space Station (ISS) is a closed ecosystem, and the biology inside it — including its microbial residents — don't necessarily behave the same way on our home planet.