Overview
- A spacewalk scheduled for January 8 was called off after NASA reported a medical concern involving a single, unnamed Crew-11 member who is described as stable.
- NASA says it is evaluating all options, including ending Crew-11’s mission early, and will announce next steps after its promised update.
- The postponed EVA would have sent Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman outside to prepare the station’s 2A power channel for future roll-out solar arrays and other maintenance tasks.
- Operational signals reported publicly included Kimiya Yui requesting a private medical conference with a flight surgeon and a temporary silence of the ISS live audio/video feed.
- An early return is logistically feasible because Crew-11’s Dragon spacecraft remains docked, and a departure before the planned mid-February handover would leave three other crew members to continue station operations.