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

"NASA has decided to bring the Crew-11 astronauts home a month earlier than originally planned due to a " medical concern " with one of them. This is the first time in its history that the space agency is cutting a mission short due to a medical issue, but it didn't identify the crew member or divulge the exact situation and its severity."

"The agency previously postponed an International Space Station (ISS) spacewalk scheduled for January 8, citing a medical concern with a crew member that appeared the day before. NASA's chief health and medical officer, James "JD" Polk, said the affected astronaut is "absolutely stable" and that this isn't a case of an emergency evacuation. The ISS has a "robust suite of medical hardware" onboard, he said, but not enough for a complete workup to determine a diagnosis."

"Crew-11 left for the space station on August 1 and was supposed to come back to Earth on or around February 20. After they leave the station, only three people will remain: Two cosmonauts and one astronauts who'll be in charge of all the experiments currently being conducted on the orbiting lab. The team's replacement, Crew-12, was supposed to head to the ISS mid-February, but NASA is considering sending the astronauts to the station earlier than that."

NASA will bring the Crew-11 astronauts home a month earlier than planned because of a medical concern affecting one crew member. The agency did not identify the astronaut or disclose the precise condition or its severity. The crew will return to Earth in the coming days, and NASA said it will release additional details about the return flight within 48 hours. A planned ISS spacewalk set for January 8 was postponed after a medical issue arose the day before. NASA's chief health officer said the affected astronaut is "absolutely stable" and that this is not an emergency evacuation. The ISS carries robust medical hardware but lacks the capability for a complete diagnostic workup, so NASA is erring on the side of caution. Crew-11 launched August 1 and had been scheduled to return around February 20. After their departure, only three crew members will remain aboard, and NASA is considering advancing Crew-12's launch to replace them sooner than mid-February.

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