Astronauts Splash Down In NASA’s 1st Medical Evacuation
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The Crew-11 mission has left the International Space Station and have arrived back on Earth. Crew Dragon Endeavour and its crew of four — comprised of two NASA astronauts, one Japanese astronaut, and one Russian cosmonaut — splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 12:40 AM PST (08:40 UTC) on Thursday, Jan. 15.
After a health issue, four astronauts are set to leave the International Space Station early, with a pre-dawn Pacific splashdown planned for Thursday, Jan. 15.
The SpaceX Crew-11 mission ended with a splashdown after over five months on the ISS due to a medical issue. The crew underwent postflight reconditioning. They celebrated 25 years of continuous human presence on the ISS.