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1 week ago

NASA successfully completes first-ever medical evacuation of the International Space Station

The return flight, once undocking had taken place, lasted just under 11 hours, as planned, making contact with the Pacific at 3:42 a.m. ET. At 4:20 a.m., the Dragon capsule door opened and the astronauts took in their first breath of fresh air in 167 days. The deorbiting maneuver began at 2:51 a.m., which meant 50 minutes of tension as the capsule reentered Earth's atmosphere.
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fromABC7 Los Angeles
2 weeks ago
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NASA cuts space station mission short after astronaut's medical issue

NASA is shortening an International Space Station mission and returning a four-person crew early due to an astronaut's medical issue; the crew member is stable.
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
3 weeks ago
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NASA Postpones Spacewalk Just Hours Before Astronauts Were to Exit ISS

A planned ISS spacewalk scheduled for January 8 was postponed indefinitely due to a crew member's medical issue; NASA will announce a new date.
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