Overview
- NASA says the four-person Crew-11 will depart the station within days, with exact return timing to be set after planning over the next 48 hours.
- Returning on SpaceX’s Dragon are Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman of NASA, Kimiya Yui of JAXA and Oleg Platonov of Roscosmos, who arrived in August 2025.
- The affected crew member has not been identified for privacy; NASA’s Dr. James Polk said station medical gear is limited and a complete evaluation is best done on Earth.
- A planned spacewalk was canceled and postponed, while ISS operations will continue with NASA astronaut Chris Williams and two Roscosmos crewmates as Crew-12 preparations proceed and could be accelerated.
- Separately, NASA confirmed Artemis II’s launch window from February 6 through April 2026 for a ~10-day lunar flyby on SLS/Orion with Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen, which officials say remains on schedule.