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Crew‑11 Splashes Down Off San Diego After NASA Orders Early Return for Medical Care

NASA says the decision was not an emergency and was made to enable diagnostics unavailable on the station.

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Esta foto proporcionada por la NASA muestra, en el sentido de las agujas del reloj desde la parte inferior izquierda, al astronauta de la NASA Mike Fincke; al cosmonauta de Roscosmos Oleg Platonov; a la astronauta de la NASA Zena Cardman, y al astronauta Kimiya Yui, de la JAXA (Agencia de Exploración Aeroespacial de Japón), reunidos para un retrato de la tripulación con sus trajes de presión Dragon durante una verificación de trajes dentro del módulo de laboratorio Kibo, el miércoles 14 de enero de 2026, en la Estación Espacial Internacional. (NASA vía AP)
Imagen fuente: Agencia Andina
Cuatro astronautas tuvieron un regreso anticipado a la Tierra.

Overview

  • The SpaceX capsule landed in the Pacific off San Diego roughly 10–11 hours after undocking, and recovery teams conducted standard post‑splashdown medical checks.
  • NASA says a Crew‑11 astronaut developed a health issue on January 7 that led to a canceled spacewalk and a deliberate early return for Earth‑based evaluation.
  • The astronaut's identity and medical details remain undisclosed for privacy, and the individual is reported to be stable.
  • It is the first time NASA has shortened an International Space Station mission for medical reasons, leaving the outpost temporarily with about one U.S. astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts.
  • NASA and SpaceX are evaluating whether to advance the Crew‑12 launch, currently targeted for mid‑February, and spacewalks are on hold until that crew arrives.