SpaceX, NASA schedule 1st-ever space medical evacuation
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NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said the crew member is stable and stressed Thursday that the decision to bring Crew-11 home ahead of schedule is a precautionary move focused on astronaut health, not an emergency evacuation.
NASA is brining an astronaut crew home early from the International Space Station after a crew member experienced a medical issue. The agency stressed the situation is stable.
Nasa is considering an early return of some crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) because of a medical issue involving one member of a four-strong team. The unnamed crew member is described as stable, but the incident has already led to the last-minute cancellation of a spacewalk.
A group of astronauts will return from the International Space Station more than a month ahead of schedule after an unnamed crew member experienced a medical issue.
NASA has set a date for a return to the Moon, as part of the U.S. space agency’s ambitious Artemis program.
🚨Mission Update: Rollout for Artemis II is less than two weeks away.This milestone begins final, system-wide testing as NASA prepares to send astronauts around the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years, with a launch window opening as soon as February 6. pic.twitter.com/gKRqUXIfMg January 2, 2026
The unnamed crew member is stable aboard the International Space Station, officials said, but needs care on Earth.