NASA's first space station medical evacuation brings Crew-11
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NASA astronauts depart space station due to a medical issue, beginning their early trip home
The crew undocked from the orbiting outpost at 5:20 p.m. ET Wednesday — about a month earlier than planned —and are scheduled to splash down on Earth early Thursday.
The members of Crew-11 — two American, one Russian and one Japanese — splashed down after one became ill, prompting an early return.
NASA astronaut Jonny Kim captured dramatic views of a hurricane from the International Space Station using a Nikon Z9 camera. Around the same time, NOAA’s GOES-East satellite also recorded stunning imagery of the storm.
NASA makes unprecedented decision to bring International Space Station crew home early after medical emergency – first time in 25-year station history.
The Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft are at Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Artemis II could launch in February.