Crew-11 Dragon Departure: First Medical Evacuation | International Space Station FriendsofNASA.org: On Jan. 8, 2026, NASA announced its decision to return the agency’s SpaceX Crew-11 Mission to Earth from the International Space Station earlier than originally planned as teams monitor a medical concern with a crew member currently living and working aboard the orbital laboratory that is stable. Due to medical privacy, it is not appropriate for NASA to share more details about the crew member. At

Crew-11 Exits Dragon Spacecraft after Landing | International Space Station FriendsofNASA.org: At 3:41 a.m. EST, on January 15, 2026, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, carrying NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov of Russia splashed down off the coast of San Diego, California. This completes a stay in space of 167 days for the four-person crew. The mission returned to Earth earlier than ori