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Four astronauts begin early return from space station

NASA astronauts depart space station due to a medical issue, beginning their early trip home

Four astronauts left the International Space Station on Wednesday evening, weeks earlier than planned, in a first-of-its-kind departure due to a medical issue.

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4 space station crewmates returning to Earth after medical issue cut mission short. What to know about the landing

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NASA Space Station Medical Evacuation of Astronauts Gets Underway

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

NASA conducted its first medical evacuation from the International Space Station on Wednesday, Jan. 14, after a Crew-11 astronaut developed a health issue last week.

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Astronauts begin early return flight from space station with ailing crew member

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ISS crew with Williamsburg astronaut begins early return journey

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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Phages and bacteria accumulate distinctive mutations aboard the International Space Station

In a new study, terrestrial bacteria-infecting viruses were still able to infect their E. coli hosts in near-weightless "microgravity" conditions aboard the International Space Station, but the dynamics of virus-bacteria interactions differed from those observed on Earth.

SpaceX knocks 3rd Space Coast launch of 2026; readies for Crew-11 return

SpaceX launched its third mission of the year from the Space Coast on Monday afternoon while preparing for the early return later this week of Crew-11 from the International Space Station. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 4:08 p.