24 h. ago Nasa announces timeline of astronauts’ early departure from ISS due to ‘serious’ medical issue

Space agency said crew of four will leave ISS next week with goal of touching down in California on 15 JanuaryNasa has announced when it will commence its first medical evacuation from the International Space Station after an astronaut fell ill with a “serious” but undisclosed issue.The US space agency announced on social media on Friday night that it will aim to have the crew leave the station no earlier than 5pm EST on Wednesday, 14 January, with the goal of them landing near California early on Thursday morning, 15 January, “depending on weather and recovery conditions”. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago Nasa postpones spacewalk due to medical issue with astronaut

Space agency says US-Japanese-Russian crew of four will return to Earth in the coming days, earlier than plannedNasa is cutting short a mission aboard the International Space Station after an astronaut had a medical issue.The space agency said Thursday the US-Japanese-Russian crew of four will return to Earth in the coming days, earlier than planned. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Nasa cancels first spacewalk of year due to medical issue as it considers ISS evacuation

Nasa is considering an early return of some crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) after it cancelled its first spacewalk of the year, which was scheduled for Thursday

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3 d. ago NASA cancels spacewalk due to medical issue and may bring the crew back early

NASA says it has canceled the year's first spacewalk and may bring its crew back early from the International Space Station due to a medical issue

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3 d. ago Nasa considering early return of crew from ISS due to medical reasons

Astronaut aboard the International Space Station is in stable condition, Nasa said, and a spacewalk was canceledNasa is considering a rare early return of its crew from the International Space Station over an unspecified medical issue involving one of the astronauts, after cancelling a planned spacewalk that had been scheduled for Thursday, the agency said.A Nasa spokesperson said the astronaut with the medical concern, whom she did not identify, was in a stable condition on the orbiting laboratory. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Nasa considering medical evacuation for astronaut suffering unknown problem on ISS

US space agency is ‘actively evaluating all options’ after medical issue arose on Wednesday

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