Overview
- The capsule splashed down safely off San Diego early Thursday, completing the accelerated return from the International Space Station.
- Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, Oleg Platonov and Kimiya Yui returned after about 167 days in orbit as part of Crew-11.
- NASA said the affected astronaut is stable and not in immediate danger, the individual's identity remains private, and on-orbit diagnostics were insufficient.
- All four departed together because evacuating only the patient would have left too few docked vehicles to cover another emergency.
- Three crew members remain aboard the ISS as schedules shift, with the next crew launch targeted no earlier than mid-February to restore full staffing.