NASA brought four astronauts back to Earth after one of them experienced a health issue aboard the International Space Station (ISS), with the crew splashing down early Thursday off the coast of San Diego.
Their return happened over a month early and SpaceX guided the Dragon capsule back to Earth, Fox News reported Thursday.
Video footage shows the moment Crew-11 splashed down after their 167 days on mission, according to NASA, which greeted the crew with “Welcome home”:
The astronaut who experienced the medical issue was stable while in orbit but mission managers decided it was safest to bring the crew home early, per the Fox article.
In a press release Thursday, NASA said:
Crew-11 returned home about a month earlier than planned because of
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