Crew-11 astronauts land near San Diego
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'This is NASA at its finest': Crew-11 astronauts in good shape after smooth medical evacuation and splashdown, agency says
"Fundamentally, we're in space to learn. It's why NASA prepares for the unexpected — so we are ready to respond decisively and safely."
Crew 11 is expected to splash down off the coast of Southern California at 3:41 a.m., closing out a 167-day stay in space.
NASA’s first medical evacuation from space went smoothly with the four members of SpaceX Crew-11 splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast early Thursday after an
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Watch SpaceX Crew-11 spacecraft blaze a fiery trail through the sky during medical evacuation from ISS (video)
Four ISS crewmembers were brought home a month early due to an undisclosed but non-emergency "medical concern".
NASA’s Crew-11 astronauts are returning to Earth after ISS undocking, with scheduled splashdown following a controlled medical evacuation, according to Space.com coverage.