NASA orders 1st-ever emergency ISS evacuation
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After a health issue, four astronauts are set to leave the International Space Station early, with a pre-dawn Pacific splashdown planned for Thursday, Jan. 15.
Live updates from the return of the NASA SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts. Splashdown occurred at 3:41 a.m. Jan. 15 off the coast of San Diego.
After spending five months in space, four astronauts on the latest NASA mission splashed down safely in the water off San Diego.
NASA’s Crew-11 astronauts are returning to Earth after ISS undocking, with scheduled splashdown following a controlled medical evacuation, according to Space.com coverage.
The members of Crew-11 — two American, one Russian and one Japanese — splashed down after one became ill, prompting an early return.
Skywatchers across the Bay Area will have a rare early-morning opportunity Thursday as a NASA SpaceX Dragon spacecraft makes its final pass over California before returning to Earth.