Scientists are still learning how spending prolonged periods of time in the microgravity of space can affect astronauts’ health. The environment has been shown to accelerate bone density loss and the ...

NASA completed its first medical evacuation early Thursday, when an ailing astronaut and three others splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, more than a month ahead of schedule. The four astronauts — ...

An ailing astronaut returned to Earth with three others on Thursday, ending their space station mission more than a month early in NASA’s first medical evacuation. SpaceX guided the capsule to a ...

NASA carried out its first medical evacuation from space early Thursday, bringing four astronauts back to Earth more than a month early after a crew member reported health issues aboard the ...

Four astronauts safely returned to Earth early Thursday, capping a dramatic and unusual week in space that required the crew to leave the International Space Station about a month earlier than planned ...

One of the most notable chapters in the history of NASA is coming to something like a close: after calling for an unprecedented medical evacuation of four astronauts onboard the International Space ...

Four astronauts in a SpaceX spacecraft streaked across California’s clear skies last night, returning to Earth after 167 days in space. The mission Crew-11 returned from the International Space ...

Four astronauts aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule splashed down early Thursday in the Pacific Ocean, ending a weeklong effort to get an unnamed crew member home to evaluate a medical issue. “NASA ...

The members of Crew-11 — two American, one Russian and one Japanese — splashed down after one became ill, prompting an early return. By Kenneth Chang An astronaut who experienced a medical issue ...

This marks the first medical evacuation in the space station's 25-year history. NASA has emphasized the situation is not an emergency but requires monitoring on the ground. Crew-11 astronauts are ...

Four astronauts are returning to Earth early from the International Space Station due to a medical issue with one of them. This marks the first time a crew has evacuated the station for a medical ...

NASA will bring four astronauts home from the International Space Station days earlier than planned after one crew member experienced a medical issue that requires further testing. In a news ...