
ISS astronauts splash down on Earth after first-ever medical evacuation
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Washington, United States: Four International Space Station crewmembers splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, NASA footage showed, after the...
Washington, United States: Four International Space Station crewmembers splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, NASA footage showed, after the first ever medical evacuation in the orbital lab's history.
A video feed from NASA showed the capsule carrying American astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Platonov and Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui land off the coast of San Diego at 12:41 am (0841 GMT).
A health issue prompted their mission to be cut short, after spending five months in space.
The US space agency has declined to disclose any details about the health issue but stressed the return was not an emergency situation.
The affected crewmember "was and continues to be in stable condition," NASA official Rob Navias said Wednesday.













