SpaceX capsule carrying Nasa astronaut with ‘serious medical condition’ splashes down to Earth – Bundlezy

SpaceX capsule carrying Nasa astronaut with ‘serious medical condition’ splashes down to Earth

Crew-11 astronauts face an 11-hour deorbit trajectory, with an expected to splashdown on Thursday Jan. 15 at 3:41 a.m. EST, off the coast of California, in the Pacific Ocean. The Crew-11 mission launched to the ISS on Aug. 1, 2025, carrying NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, Japan's Kimiya Yui and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Platonov. The quartet wasn't scheduled to depart until the astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-12 launched to take their place, but concerns about a medical situation escalated to NASA's decision of returning the crew early. Broadcast courtesy: NASA
The Crew-11 were plummeting for 11 hours (Picture: NASA)

Four NASA astronauts splashed down in the Pacific Ocean today after an abrupt ‘controlled medical evacuation’ of the International Space Station.

The crew, who landed off the coast of Southern California aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, were scheduled to return in February.

But a medical issue involving one of the crew members last week led space officials to decide to bring them back early.

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