Nasa considering early return of crew from ISS due to medical reasons

"Nasa is considering a rare early return of its crew from the International Space Station over an unspecified medical issue involving one of the astronauts, after cancelling a planned spacewalk that had been scheduled for Thursday, the agency said. A Nasa spokesperson said the astronaut with the medical concern, whom she did not identify, was in a stable condition on the orbiting laboratory."

"Astronauts typically live in six to eight-month rotations on the ISS, with access to basic medical equipment and medications for some types of emergencies. The four-person Crew-11 crew includes US astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Platonov. They have been on the space station since launching from Florida in August and were scheduled to return around May this year."

NASA is evaluating an early return of Crew-11 from the International Space Station because of an unspecified medical issue affecting one crew member. The crew member has not been identified and is reported to be in stable condition on the orbiting laboratory. A planned spacewalk scheduled for Thursday was cancelled and mission managers are considering options, including ending the mission earlier than the planned May return. Crew-11 consists of Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, Kimiya Yui and Oleg Platonov. Astronauts typically serve six- to eight-month rotations on the ISS with access to basic medical equipment and medications. Spacewalks require extensive training and carry significant physical risks.

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