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Ultrasound machine was crucial during astronaut medical issue at space station, Crew 11 says

The astronauts gave public remarks for the first time Wednesday since being evacuated from the International Space Station

The Independent UK

Suni Williams, Starliner astronaut, retires after 27 years at Nasa

She set the record for most spacewalk time by a woman and spent nine months at the International Space Station

The Guardian - US

NASA's Crew-11 astronauts to discuss medical evacuation from International Space Station today: Watch it live

The four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-11 mission will discuss their shorter-than-expected stay aboard the International Space Station today (Jan. 21), and you can watch it live.

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World's First Commercial Space Station Takes Shape as Haven-1 Begins Assembly

The first commercial space station, Haven-1, has entered the assembly phase, marking a major milestone for private spaceflight.

International Business Times UK

NASA astronaut who was stuck on space station for months retires within a year of returning

NASA's new administrator Jared Isaacman called her ‘a trailblazer in human spaceflight’

The Independent UK

What the first medical evacuation from the International Space Station tells us about healthcare in space

The evacuation raises a question worth exploring: how do astronauts stay healthy in space, and why is this early evacuation so unusual?

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China previews how powerful its new Xuntian space telescope will be ahead of 2027 launch (video)

Chinese researchers have completed a full end-to-end simulation of the Chinese Space Station Telescope's observing systems, offering a preview of how the powerful scope will survey the universe.

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Viruses that evolved on the space station and were sent back to Earth were more effective at killing bacteria

Near-weightless conditions can mutate genes and alter the physical structures of bacteria and phages, disrupting their normal interactions in ways that could help us treat drug-resistant infections.

LiveScience

Crew-11 astronauts arrive in Houston after 1st-ever medical evacuation from ISS

The four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-11 mission made it to Houston today (Jan. 16), just a day after their unprecedented medical evacuation from the International Space Station.

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What the first medical evacuation from the International Space Station tells us about healthcare in space

For the first time in 25 years of continuous crewed operations, an astronaut has been medically evacuated from the International Space Station (ISS). The Crew-11 mission ended when a SpaceX Dragon capsule brought the four astronauts of Crew 11 home following a medical incident in early January 2026.

The Conversation

NASA Evacuates ISS Crew After Serious Medical Emergency Forces Rare Space Splashdown

Four astronauts evacuated from ISS after serious medical emergency in historic first. Crew-11 returns to Earth one month early following unprecedented health crisis.

International Business Times UK

France's Sophie Adenot to spend nine months on ISS after medical evacuation

French astronaut Sophie Adenot’s first mission to the International Space Station is being brought forward and extended to nine months after an unprecedented medical evacuation forced a reshuffle of the station’s crew rota.

Radio France Internationale

Astronauts return to Earth after first-ever medical evacuation from International Space Station

The SpaceX Dragon capsule splashed down off San Diego less than 11 hours after undocking, with four astronauts from the US, Russia, and Japan.

Euronews

'This is NASA at its finest': Crew-11 astronauts in good shape after smooth medical evacuation and splashdown, agency says

NASA leaders said the Crew-11 mission's astronaut medical evacuation shows how the agency is prepared to handle the unexpected.

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NASA astronauts back on Earth after unprecedented medical emergency on ISS

The SpaceX Crew-11 Dragon spacecraft splashed down this morning as four astronauts completed an unprecedented medical evacuation of the International Space Station (ISS).

The Independent UK

Nasa astronauts return from space station after medical evacuation

A Nasa astronaut suffering an unknown medical problem has returned to Earth after the space agency launched a medical evacuation of the International Space Station.

The Independent UK

Watch live: ISS astronauts return to Earth early in medical evacuation

Watch live as an astronaut in need of medical care lands back on Earth after departing the International Space Station (ISS) with three crewmates in a Nasa medical evacuation on Thursday, 15 January.

Evening Standard

Astronauts land in Pacific Ocean in SpaceX shuttle after medical evacuation from International Space Station

Crew 11 landed off the coast of California after being forced to cut their mission short by a month

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SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts return to Earth after 1st-ever medical evacuation of ISS

The four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-11 mission splashed down safely today (Jan. 15) after the first-ever medical evacuation of the International Space Station.

International Business Times UK

NASA Astronauts Return Early from ISS in First Medical Evacuation—Historic Moment

In a historic first for the International Space Station, NASA astronauts will return early following a medical emergency in orbit.

The Independent UK

Four astronauts return to Earth early in Nasa’s first-ever medical evacuation

Their mission has been cut short by over a month

The Conversation

From a new flagship space telescope to lunar exploration, global cooperation – and competition – will make 2026 an exciting year for space

In 2026, astronauts will travel around the Moon for the first time since the Apollo era, powerful new space telescopes will prepare to survey billions of galaxies, and multiple nations will launch missions aimed at finding habitable worlds, water on the Moon and clues to how our solar system formed.

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Crew-11 astronauts undock in 1st-ever medical evacuation from the International Space Station (video)

SpaceX's Crew-11 astronauts will leave the International Space Station today (Jan. 14) in the first-ever medical evacuation from the orbiting lab, and you can watch it live.

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What time is SpaceX Crew-11's medical evacuation from the ISS on Jan. 14?

The four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-11 mission will leave the International Space Station on Jan. 14, in the first-ever medical evacuation from the orbital lab. Here are the details.

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Viruses may be more powerful in the International Space Station's microgravity environment

"Microgravity pushed evolution into corners of the phage we still don't fully understand"

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