This marks the first time a mission has returned ahead of schedule for medical reasons in the station’s 25-year history
Four astronauts returned to Earth in a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule on Thursday after leaving the International Space Station (ISS) a month ahead of schedule due to a medical issue affecting one crew member.
The four-person team had been conducting research aboard the ISS since August and was expected to remain until next month, following a handover period after the arrival of the Crew-12 mission.
The Crew-11 members – Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, and Japan’s Kimiya Yui…
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