Ailing astronaut returns to Earth early in NASA’s first medical evacuation

An ailing astronaut is back on Earth. The crew of four returned Thursday, ending their space station mission more than a ...

What the first medical evacuation from the International Space Station tells us about health care in space

For the first time in 25 years of continuous crewed operations, an astronaut has been medically evacuated from the International Space Station (ISS). The Crew-11 mission ended when a SpaceX Dragon ...