"Two Americans, a Japanese astronaut, and a Russian cosmonaut returned to Earth early Thursday after 167 days in orbit, cutting short their stay on the International Space Station by more than a month after one of the crew members encountered an unspecified medical issue last week. The early homecoming culminated in an on-target splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego at 3:41 am EST (08:41 UTC) inside a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft."
"Four parachutes opened to slow the capsule for the final descent. Zena Cardman, NASA's commander of the Crew-11 mission, radioed SpaceX mission control moments after splashdown: "It feels good to be home, with deep gratitude to the teams who got us there and back." Cardman and her crewmates departed the space station about 10 hours earlier. NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, Japanese mission specialist Kimiya Yui, and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Platonov round out the crew."
Four astronauts returned to Earth early after 167 days aboard the International Space Station because of an unspecified medical issue affecting one crew member. The Crew-11 Dragon splashed down on target in the Pacific off San Diego at 3:41 am EST after streaking along the California coast and deploying four parachutes for final descent. The crew members—Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, Kimiya Yui, and Oleg Platonov—left the capsule appearing in good health and spirits. NASA plans medical evaluation in San Diego before the crew returns to Johnson Space Center. Officials have not identified the ailing crewmember or the condition.
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