Crew-11 Returns to Earth Early After ISS Medical Evacuation

Four astronauts—Zena Cardman and Michael Fincke of NASA, Kimiya Yui of JAXA, and Oleg Platonov of Roscosmos—returned from the ISS in a SpaceX Crew Dragon after a medical issue prompted NASA to expedite the mission, splashing down in the Pacific near San Diego after 167 days in orbit. NASA described it as a "controlled medical evacuation" and has not disclosed which crewmate was ill; the crew is in good condition and undergoing medical checks before transport to a hospital, with a news conference planned to discuss the mission’s conclusion and implications for longer-duration spaceflight.