SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts (clockwise from bottom left) Mike Fincke, Oleg Platonov, Zena Cardman and Kimiya Yui—conducted verification checks of their spacesuits on Jan. 9 as they prepared for an early return to Earth due to a medical issue with one of the crewmembers.
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For the first time in more than 60 years of U.S. human spaceflight, NASA ended a mission early due to a medical concern, returning three astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut to Earth five weeks ahead of schedule to address an unspecified health issue with one of the long-duration flyers. The Jan. 14...
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