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NASA considering early ISS crew return

NASA to end ISS mission early due to medical concern

NASA will bring its Crew-11 back to Earth early from the International Space Station (ICC) because of health problems affecting one of the crew's members, the US space agency said on Thursday.

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Nasa to bring 4 SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts home in the first medical evacuation from ISS

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NASA cancels spacewalk, may end current space station crew’s mission early due to medical issue

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NASA to bring Crew-11 home from ISS early after astronaut medical issue

NASA will bring Crew-11 home early after undisclosed medical concern involving one crew member.

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NASA, SpaceX set target date for Crew-11’s return to earth

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NASA is ending Crew-11 astronauts' mission a month early

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NASA set to return Crew-11 from International Space Station

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A 'medical situation' is forcing NASA to end mission at the space station a month early

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NASA postpones Jan. 8 spacewalk due to 'medical concern' with an astronaut

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NASA canceled a spacewalk over a medical concern, here's what we know

NASA halted a planned spacewalk at the International Space Station because of what it described as a “medical concern” involving one of the astronauts, a reminder that even routine work in orbit can be upended in an instant.

NASA orders “controlled medical evacuation” from the International Space Station

The early departure of Crew-11, leaving Williams as the only US astronaut aboard, also means NASA will be unable to perform spacewalks. This will mean a “slightly elevated risk” in NASA’s ability to respond to a major hardware failure that might require a spacewalk to fix, said Amit Kshatriya, the agency’s associate administrator.

NASA reveals why it called off its first spacewalk in eight months

NASA has spent the last few weeks getting ready for two spacewalks at the International Space Station (ISS), its first in eight months. But just hours before NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman were due to begin the first of the two walks on Thursday,