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muriel_volestrangler

(105,618 posts) Thu Jan 15, 2026, 06:48 AM 6 hrs ago

ISS astronauts return to Earth in Nasa's first ever medical evacuation

Source: The Guardian

Four astronauts from the International Space Station have returned to Earth a month earlier than planned after one developed a “serious” medical condition onboard the orbiting outpost.

Nasa confirmed the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying the US astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, the Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui and Oleg Platonov, a Russian cosmonaut, splashed down at 8.41am UK time off the coast of San Diego.

The space agency has not identified the sick crew member for privacy reasons but said they were in a stable condition. It is the first time Nasa has cut short a mission to the ISS owing to a health problem.
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Soon after splashdown, teams on the recovery ship, and two fast boats, worked to secure the SpaceX Dragon and hoist it on to the deck so the crew could be brought onboard. Nasa plans to take all four to a nearby hospital for checks.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jan/15/first-medical-evacuation-nasa-astronauts-back-to-earth

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ISS astronauts return to Earth in Nasa's first ever medical evacuation (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler 6 hrs ago OP

Ironically, that SA nazi ex-pat made damn sure many Americans lost their access to health care wolfie001 5 hrs ago #1

Somehow I feel there's more to this than what they're telling. JohnnyRingo 3 hrs ago #2

But usually they seem to be ok. They go through a lot of training for this and test them to see how they are in certain JI7 3 hrs ago #3

wolfie001

(7,156 posts)

1. Ironically, that SA nazi ex-pat made damn sure many Americans lost their access to health care

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Thu Jan 15, 2026, 08:05 AM

5 hrs ago

Bastard.

JohnnyRingo

(20,537 posts)

2. Somehow I feel there's more to this than what they're telling.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Thu Jan 15, 2026, 09:17 AM

3 hrs ago

I wonder if there was the kind of problem that arises when people spend time together in a small enclosed space. There have been reports in the past of conflicts and personality issues. Whether it's a medical problem or otherwise, we'll find out eventually.

JI7

(93,260 posts)

3. But usually they seem to be ok. They go through a lot of training for this and test them to see how they are in certain

Reply to JohnnyRingo (Reply #2)

Thu Jan 15, 2026, 09:34 AM

3 hrs ago

conditions. I know it's not going to be the real thing until they get there but I think those who have done this have been able to deal with it.

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