"A SpaceX capsule named Endeavour, carrying a four-member International Space Station (ISS) crew home from orbit splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean off California early on Thursday. This marked the first time NASA cut short an ISS crew's mission due to a health emergency, bringing the austronauts back a few weeks ahead of schedule. A joint NASA-SpaceX webcast presented live infrared video showing the deployment of two sets of parachutes from the nose of the free-falling capsule."
"During a radio transmission to the SpaceX flight control center near Los Angeles, Endeavour's commander, NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, said, "It's good to be home." Fellow US astronaut Mike Fincke, Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Platonov joined her on the flight home. Less than an hour after splashdown, the four astronauts were helped out of the capsule one by one. They were accompanied by the cheers and applause of SpaceX employees aboard a ship."
"The ISS crew made an early emergency return to Earth due to an undisclosed serious medical condition affecting one of the astronauts. Last week, NASA announced that it had canceled a spacewalk at the last minute due to health concerns involving one of the crew members. On January 8, the agency announced the decision to bring all four Crew-11 members home early."
A SpaceX capsule named Endeavour carried four ISS crew members and splashed down safely in the Pacific off California early Thursday. The return marked the first time NASA shortened an ISS crew mission due to a health emergency, bringing the astronauts home weeks early. A joint NASA-SpaceX webcast showed infrared video of parachutes deploying from the capsule nose, slowing descent to about 15 mph before splashdown. Crew included NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov; they were assisted from the capsule by recovery teams. NASA cited an undisclosed serious medical condition affecting one crew member and had canceled a spacewalk beforehand.
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