"A new crew rocketed toward the International Space Station on Friday to replace the astronauts who returned to Earth early in NASA's first medical evacuation. SpaceX launched the replacements as soon as possible at NASA's request, sending the U.S., French and Russian astronauts on an expected eight- to nine-month mission stretching until fall. The four should arrive at the orbiting lab on Saturday, filling the vacancies left by their evacuated colleagues last month and bringing the space station back to full staff."
"Satisfied with medical procedures already in place, NASA ordered no extra checkups for the crew ahead of liftoff and no new diagnostic equipment was packed. An ultrasound machine already up there for research went into overdrive on Jan. 7 when used on the ailing crew member. NASA has not revealed the ill astronaut's identity or health issue. All four returning astronauts went straight to the hospital after splashing down in the Pacific near San Diego."
SpaceX launched four astronauts from Cape Canaveral on Feb. 13 to the International Space Station to replace crew members returned early in NASA's first medical evacuation. The crew will serve an expected eight- to nine-month mission and should arrive at the orbiting laboratory on Saturday, restoring full staffing by joining three crew who kept station operations running. NASA ordered no extra prelaunch medical checkups and packed no new diagnostic equipment. An onboard research ultrasound saw intensive use on Jan. 7 for the ailing crew member. All four evacuated astronauts went straight to hospital after their Pacific splashdown. The early return marked the first medical-cut mission in 65 years of human spaceflight.
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