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3 weeks agoNASA Announces Return Date for Evacuating ISS Astronauts
The crew are set to begin their return to Earth no earlier than 5 p.m. EST on Wednesday, Jan. 14. The SpaceX capsule is then expected to splash down off the coast of California at about 3:40 a.m. EST on Thursday, Jan. 15. The announcement follows the space agency's Thursday decision to cut the Crew-11 mission short after an unidentified member of the crew experienced an undisclosed medical concern. The medical evacuation marks a first in the space station's 25-year history.