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NASA to Provide Live Coverage of Crew-11 Return, Splashdown

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Editor’s note: This advisory was updated on Wednesday, Jan. 14 to update the undocking time and coverage Lee este comunicado de prensa en español aquí. NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 5:20 p.m. EST, Wednesday, Jan. 14, for the undocking of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the International Space Station, pending weather conditions. … Read more

Sick astronaut, rest of crew undock from ISS ahead of expected return to Earth, NASA says

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The NASA International Space Station (ISS) crew that includes a sick astronaut are on track to return to earth Thursday morning. On Jan. 8, NASA said it was ending the current the ISS mission out of abundance of caution because of a medical situation involving one of the astronauts on board. “I’ve come to the … Read more

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman brings crew home early from space station

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! NASA has made an “unprecedented” decision to bring a crew home early from the International Space Station after a medical emergency in orbit, marking the first time in the station’s 25-year history that a mission has been cut short for health reasons. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said … Read more

Goddard library closure defended by NASA – NBC4 Washington

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NASA’s newly confirmed administrator visited Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland and defended the decision to close the facility’s library – NASA’s largest. Jared Isaacman emphasized Goddard’s importance Friday. “We’ve got Roman Space Telescope here, Nancy Grace Roman Telescope, so if I like Hubble, you’ve got to love Roman,” he said. “I mean, you know, … Read more

NASA halts ISS spacewalk due to astronaut ‘medical concern’

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NASA said on Wednesday it was postponing a spacewalk that was scheduled for Thursday, citing a “medical concern” with one of the crew members. The space agency did not name the astronaut involved but confirmed later the issue was related to a “single crew member who is stable” and officials are considering next steps. “Safely … Read more

NASA weighing rare early return of space station crew after astronaut’s medical issue

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NASA is weighing the early return of an astronaut, and its crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) over a medical issue, which it has not yet specified. The return of the four-person crew would be a rare consequence for a medical issue on the space station. (REUTERS) A NASA spokeswoman relayed information on the … Read more