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The members of NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 are preparing to undock from the International Space Station on Wednesday and splash into the Pacific Ocean the following day, bringing home a crewmate who suffered a medical situation on the orbiting platform.
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NASA, SpaceX set date for Crew-11’s return to Earth: What we know
NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 5 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.
NASA and SpaceX have officially moved up the return of the Crew-11 mission, targeting an undocking from the International Space Station to earlier than 5p.m. ET on Wednesday, January 14,
NASA officials reported Thursday that an unidentified member of Crew 11 was dealing with "a medical situation" that would require the crew to return to Earth sooner than anticipated.
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NASA plans to splash down the ISS in the ocean, here’s the reason
The International Space Station is headed for a controlled death dive into the ocean, not a museum, and that choice is deliberate. After more than two decades of continuous human presence in orbit, NASA plans to guide the complex into a remote stretch of sea rather than risk an uncontrolled fall over populated land.