{"id":885836,"date":"2026-01-17T17:31:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T23:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/17\/spacexs-crew-11-appear-in-video-as-they-prepare-to-return-home-early\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T17:31:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T23:31:51","slug":"spacexs-crew-11-appear-in-video-as-they-prepare-to-return-home-early","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/17\/spacexs-crew-11-appear-in-video-as-they-prepare-to-return-home-early\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX\u2019s Crew-11 appear in video as they prepare to return home early"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SpaceX\u2019s Crew-11 is returning from the International Space Station<\/a> (ISS) early due to a medical concern with one of its astronauts. It\u2019s the first recorded case in which NASA has decided to bring home a crew member ahead of time due to a health issue.<\/p>\n

Crew-11 comprises Americans Michael Fincke and Zena Cardman, along with Japan\u2019s Kimiya Yui and Russia\u2019s Oleg Platonov. They arrived at the ISS in August last year and were due to return to Earth next month.<\/p>\n

NASA has declined to reveal any details about the medical issue, and hasn\u2019t said which astronaut is affected. But the recently appointed NASA chief Jared Isaacman described the issue<\/a> as a \u201cserious medical condition,\u201d adding that it was he who made the decision to cut the mission short. NASA has described the astronaut\u2019s condition as \u201cstable.\u201d<\/p>\n

All four appeared in a livestream on Monday for the change-of-command ceremony ahead of their flight home aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule.<\/p>\n

All seven of the ISS inhabitants spoke during the livestream, with Cardman acknowledging the unusual situation.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur timing of this departure is unexpected,\u201d Cardman, on her first orbital mission, said in the livestream. \u201cBut what was not surprising to me was how well this crew came together as a family to help each other and just take care of each other, and this includes very much our teams on the ground \u2014 you have been incredible support through this whole expedition, this whole journey.\u201d<\/p>\n

NASA and SpaceX are targeting 5 p.m. ET on Wednesday, January 14, for the undocking of the Crew Dragon from the space station. If they\u2019re able to stick to that schedule, the crew will splash down off the coast of California at about 3:40 a.m ET on Thursday, January 15.<\/p>\n

NASA said it\u2019s monitoring the weather in the splashdown site and will adjust timings if the conditions are forecast to deteriorate.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tHow to watch SpaceX Crew-11 splash down a month early\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA medical issue with one of the astronauts prompted NASA to bring the crew home early.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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It\u2019s turned into an unusual mission for SpaceX\u2019s Crew-11. Instead of remaining at the International Space Station (ISS) for the full duration of their mission, the four crew members are coming home a month early due to a medical issue with one of the astronauts.<\/p>\n

Crew-11 departed the ISS on Wednesday afternoon and is due to splash down in the early hours of Thursday. Read on for full details on how to watch.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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\n\t\t\t\t\tPiece by piece, SpaceX preps first Starship flight from Space Coast\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe launch site at Cape Canaveral is gradually coming together.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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SpaceX is making steady progress toward building out the pad at NASA\u2019s Cape Canaveral site in Florida for the first Starship launch from the Space Coast.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, SpaceX installed the Ship Quick Disconnect (QD) arm on the launch tower at Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A). Space launch enthusiast site NASASpaceflight shared footage of engineers putting the part in place.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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\n\t\t\t\t\t\u2018Serious medical condition\u2019 prompts NASA to bring ISS crew home early\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIt’s the first time in NASA\u2019s history that an astronaut mission has been cut short in such circumstances.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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NASA has made the rare move of cutting short a crewed mission to the ISS. An undisclosed medical issue with an unnamed crew member has prompted NASA to bring home SapceX’s Crew-11 in the coming days, the agency announced at a press conference on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The decision followed news on Wednesday that NASA had called off a spacewalk, which was set to take place early on Thursday, due to \u201ca medical situation aboard the International Space Station [involving] a single crew member who is stable.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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