"A bright light with an extended tail seen burning across the night sky in the Bay Area early Thursday was no ordinary meteor. If you happened to catch the long streak across the sky after midnight Wednesday and were still wondering what it was, it was actually the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft returning four astronauts back to earth from the International Space Station."
"As KRON4 explains, this was the result of NASA's first ever medical evacuation from the ISS, with one of the four astronauts having experienced an undisclosed medical issue while onboard the ISS. NASA said that this was not considered a medical emergency. The Dragon Endeavor capsule made an 11-hour journey from the ISS, passed through the atmosphere, and splash-landed in the Pacific near San Diego about 20 minutes after the streak was seen across the sky."
"Officials did not say which of the four astronauts who returned was having the medical issue. The quartet consisted of NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov. All four were taken to a San Diego area hospital for observation, and the two NASA astronauts were then expected to fly back to Houston."
A bright light with an extended tail seen over the Bay Area around 12:20 am was the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour returning four astronauts from the International Space Station. The return resulted from NASA's first medical evacuation from the ISS after one crew member experienced an undisclosed medical issue not considered an emergency. The capsule completed an 11-hour transit from the station, reentered the atmosphere, and splash-landed in the Pacific near San Diego about 20 minutes after the streak was visible. Officials did not identify which astronaut had the medical issue. The crew included Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, Kimiya Yui, and Oleg Platonov; all were taken to a San Diego hospital for observation, and the two NASA astronauts were expected to return to Houston. The crew returned one month early, leaving two Russians and a NASA engineer aboard the station.
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