"NASA recently ended a manned mission to the International Space Station (ISS) a month early, citing a medical issue with one of the astronauts. The space agency just revealed that the impacted astronaut was Mike Fincke. This was the first medical evacuation in the history of the ISS."
"NASA wrote a statement saying that the astronaut experienced an unknown medical event on January 7 "that required immediate attention" from his fellow crew members. Fincke added that his "status quickly stabilized" thanks to the "quick response and the guidance" of the flight surgeons."
"Fincke has said he is currently "doing very well" and still participating in standard post-flight reconditioning at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. "Spaceflight is an incredible privilege, and sometimes it reminds us just how human we are," he said."
NASA terminated the Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station approximately one month ahead of schedule due to a medical issue affecting astronaut Mike Fincke. On January 7, Fincke experienced an unknown medical event requiring immediate attention from crew members, though his condition stabilized quickly with support from flight surgeons. The incident prompted cancellation of a planned spacewalk and the early return of the four-person crew on January 15. The crew, which included NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, had been aboard the ISS since August. Fincke reported feeling well and undergoing standard post-flight recovery at NASA's Johnson Space Center. NASA subsequently accelerated the launch of Crew-12 to replace the returning astronauts.
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