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NASA Astronauts Return to Earth After Medical Evacuation From International Space Station

The members of Crew-11 — two American, one Russian and one Japanese — splashed down after one became ill, prompting an early return.

© Bill Ingalls/NASA, via Associated Press

From left, the astronauts Oleg Platonov of Roscosmos, Michael Fincke and Zena Cardman of NASA and Kimiya Yui of JAXA, the Japanese space agency, inside a Crew Dragon capsule just after splashing down.
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NASA Begins Astronaut Space Station Medical Evacuation: What to Know

Four astronauts departed from the I.S.S. about a month earlier than scheduled because a crew member, who was not identified, has an undisclosed medical issue.

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The International Space Station crew members in their Crew Dragon pressure suits on Jan. 9. Clockwise from bottom left: NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, NASA astronaut Zena Cardman and JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui.
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