NASA has introduced the early return of the Crew-11 SpaceX mission with 4 astronauts from the ISS as a result of medical problems with one of many crew members. That is the primary medical evacuation from the Worldwide House Station in historical past.

NASA says it’s going to carry 4 astronauts dwelling sooner than deliberate. For the primary time in historical past, astronauts will go away the Worldwide House Station early as a result of medical points. That is reported by UNN on the subject of area.com and the ISS press service.

Particulars

The Worldwide House Station introduced that it will return the Crew-11 SpaceX mission to Earth sooner than scheduled as a result of a crew member's medical points whereas contemplating choices to speed up the Crew-12 launch.

This isn’t an emergency return, though we at all times keep that functionality, and NASA and our companions repeatedly prepare for it.

– stated NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman.

On the identical time, based on area.com, after Crew-11 departs, solely three persons are more likely to work on the ISS for a while – Christopher Williams of NASA and cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergey Mikaev. This trio arrived on the orbital laboratory on the Russian Soyuz spacecraft on November 27.

Recall

NASA has been unable to re-establish contact with the MAVEN probe, which disappeared in Mars orbit on December 6, 2025, for nearly a month. Telemetry evaluation signifies an unplanned rotation of the spacecraft, and resuscitation makes an attempt have been suspended till January 16, 2026, as a result of an astronomical phenomenon.