NASA May Shorten ISS Mission Over Medical Issue That Delayed Spacewalk

Mark Carreau Irene Klotz January 08, 2026

ISS — NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman had been scheduled to begin a spacewalk on Jan. 8 to prepare the orbital outpost for an additional IROSA.

Credit: NASA

NASA is considering cutting short the current Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station after postponing a spacewalk planned for Jan. 8 due to an undisclosed medical issue with one of the astronauts on the orbital outpost. “Due to medical privacy, it is not appropriate for NASA to share...

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.

Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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