Four astronauts have returned to Earth after the first ever medical evacuation from the International Space Station. NASA said Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman, Japan’s Kimiya Yui and cosmonaut Oleg Platonov are in “good spirits” and will now receive medical checks. The emergency return to earth was necessitated by an undisclosed medical condition afflicting one of the astronauts. Link in bio to follow latest developments 📲 #nasa #astronaut #space #spacex | RTÉ News

NASA has carried out the first-ever medical evacuation of astronauts from the International Space Station (ISS), rushing a four-person crew back to Earth after an in-orbit health emergency. The Crew-11 capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, California at approximately 3:41am ET on Thursday, ending a roughly 10-hour return flight. The return was prompted by a medical issue that NASA flight surgeons determined could not be fully treated in microgravity. #NASA #space