"Nasa is cutting short a mission aboard the International Space Station after an astronaut had a medical issue. The space agency said Thursday the US-Japanese-Russian crew of four will return to Earth in the coming days, earlier than planned. Nasa canceled its first spacewalk of the year because of the health issue. The space agency did not identify the astronaut or the medical issue, citing patient privacy. The crew member is now stable."
"It's not an emergency evacuation, but we are erring on the side of caution for the crew member, said Dr James Polk, Nasa's chief health and medical officer. The crew of four arrived at the orbiting lab via SpaceX in August for a stay of at least six months. The crew included Nasa's Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke along with Japan's Kimiya Yui and Russia's Oleg Platonov."
Nasa is cutting short a mission aboard the International Space Station after an astronaut had a medical issue. The US-Japanese-Russian crew of four will return to Earth in the coming days, earlier than planned. Nasa canceled its first spacewalk of the year because of the health issue. The agency did not identify the astronaut or the medical issue, citing patient privacy, and reported the crew member is now stable. Dr James Polk said the decision is not an emergency evacuation but a precaution. The crew arrived via SpaceX in August for a planned six-month stay with members Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, Kimiya Yui, and Oleg Platonov.
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