NASA reveals the astronaut who required 1st medical evacuation from the International Space Station
Space • • general
Key Points:
- NASA astronaut Mike Fincke experienced a medical issue aboard the ISS in early January, prompting the early return of the Crew-11 mission to Earth about a month ahead of schedule.
- The medical event required advanced imaging unavailable on the space station, though it was not classified as an emergency; the exact nature of the ailment has not been disclosed.
- Fincke and his Crew-11 colleagues—Zena Cardman, Kimiya Yui, and Oleg Platonov—returned to Earth on Jan. 15 aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon "Endeavour," leaving a reduced crew of three on the ISS.
- NASA and SpaceX accelerated the launch of the Crew-12 mission, which lifted off Feb.
