NASA is considering a rare evacuation of its crew from the International Space Station (ISS) over an unspecified medical issue involving one of the astronauts.
A spokeswoman for the agency said the astronaut with the medical concern, whom she did not identify, was in a stable condition on the orbiting laboratory.
'Safely conducting our missions is our highest priority, and we are actively evaluating all options, including the possibility of an earlier end to Crew-11's mission,' the spokeswoman said in a statement on Wednesday night.
'These are the situations NASA and our partners train for and prepare to execute safely. We will provide further updates within the next 24 hours.'
Crew-11 includes four astronauts: Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Platonov.
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- by: STACY LIBERATORE
- 2026-01-08
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