ISS Change Of Command Sets Stage For Early Crew Return

Mark Carreau January 12, 2026
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From left, Oleg Platonov, Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman, and Kimiya Yui.

Credit: SpaceX
HOUSTON—The International Space Station (ISS) crew held a change-of-command ceremony Jan. 12 in advance of the Crew-11 astronauts’ planned early return to Earth due to an undisclosed medical issue with one of the four. Command of the ISS’s Expedition 74 will transition from NASA’s Mike Fincke to...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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