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NASA’s Crew-11 Is Safely Back on Earth From International Space Station – Serious Health Issue With Astronaut Triggered Unprecedented Medical Evacuation (VIDEO COLLECTION)

January 15, 2026

Thermal image showing three unidentified objects on a surface, with data overlay indicating altitude and coordinates.

Thermal image showing three unidentified objects on a surface, with data overlay indicating altitude and coordinates.
Dragon capsule splashes down in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego coast.

Crew-11 back home so that mission member can receive proper medical attention.

In a bittersweet moment, a historical and unprecedented ‘controlled medical evacuation’ brought back NASA/Space X’s Crew-11 back to Earth months ahead of schedule.

The four astronauts undocked and returned back to Earth, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean today (15) off the Southern California coast.

“Descending under four large parachutes, Crew 11 commander Zena Cardman, co-pilot Mike Fincke, Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Platonov landed in the Pacific off San Diego at 3:41 a.m. EST, closing out a 167-day stay in space.

SpaceX recovery crews reached the Crew Dragon capsule shortly after splashdown and hauled it aboard a company ship before opening its hatch and helping the returning station crew out of the spacecraft for initial medical checks.

[…] ‘It’s so good to be home, with deep gratitude to the teams that got us there and back’, Cardman replied.”

“The crew appeared healthy and in good spirts as they were helped out of the cramped capsule and onto waiting stretchers — normal procedure for returning station crews — smiling and waving as they began re-adjusting to gravity after five-and-a-half months in weightlessness.”

Scientific American reported:

“When asked at a press conference Thursday if NASA planned to release further information about the medical situation that prompted the evacuation, agency chief Jared Isaacman said NASA is ‘very committed to being transparent’.

‘There are some medical privacy considerations here. That said, to the extent that we are in a position to share more information publicly and have the necessary consent, we would do so’, he said. Obviously, we took this action because it was a serious medical issue’, Isaacman said. ‘The astronaut in question is fine, right now, in good spirits and going through the proper medical check’.”

Read more:

Two Days Away From NASA’s ‘Controlled Medical Evacuation’ of Crew-11 Astronauts, Ceremony of Change of Command Takes Place in the International Space Station (VIDEO)

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