NASA makes 'unprecedented' call to bring astronauts home after illness, expert says: 'Evacuated from orbit'

NASA makes unprecedented decision to bring International Space Station crew home early after medical emergency – first time in 25-year station history.

4 astronauts depart ISS, leaving behind just 3 crewmates to staff the orbiting lab

Four astronauts are set to depart the International Space Station Wednesday amid a health concern. The unprecedented early departure will leave behind a skeleton crew.

Watch Live as NASA Astronauts Conduct Spacewalk to Prep the ISS for its Demise

On Thursday, a pair of astronauts will venture outside the space station to prepare for the future installation of roll-out solar arrays that will help power its deorbit in 2030.

NASA will close the International Space Station after three decades. Here’s why

Since 2000, for 24 hours a day, seven days a week, NASA and its partners have sustained a continuous human presence in low-Earth orbit

NASA ends ISS mission early after medical issue triggers in-orbit evaluation

NASA cut short a space station mission after a medical issue led to the first in‑orbit health evaluation. Astronaut Butch Wilmore and space medicine expert Farhan Asrar discuss on ABC News Live.
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