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NASA sends 4 astronauts back to Earth in first medical evacuation

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An astronaut in need of doctors’ care departed the International Space Station with three crewmates on Wednesday in NASA’s first medical evacuation.

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Astronauts leave ISS in first-ever medical evacuation

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Ailing Astronaut Returns to Earth Early in NASA's First Medical Evacuation

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NASA astronauts return to Earth early after a medical evacuation

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.

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Astronauts return from ISS after medical issue cuts mission short

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Astronauts Are Safe After NASA Medical Evacuation From Space Station

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Four space station crewmates, one ailing, begin emergency return flight

The Crew Dragon capsule carrying two U.S. NASA astronauts, a Japanese crewmate and a Russian cosmonaut undocked from the space station and began its descent from orbit at about 5:20 p.m. EST (2220 GMT...

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WATCH: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 splash down on Earth after ISS medical evacuation

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NASA Carries Out First-Ever Mission Following Medical Issue On ISS

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Huntsville’s ‘Year of the Explorer’ celebrates Artemis II mission and space pioneers

The U.S. Space & Rocket Center has designated 2026 as "The Year of the Explorer," featuring the legacy of the Mercury astronauts to the upcoming Artemis II mission.

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The Moon, Mercury and the magnetosphere: Top 5 space missions to watch in 2026

From the ‘year of the Moon’ to discovering ‘the history of the entire solar system,’ here is what to look out for. View on euronews

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EDITORIAL: Testing, test, test, test … Going to the moon can’t be rushed

Before the Apollo missions, there were the Mercury missions. Astronauts had to learn to walk before they could run. They had to be sure they could get into orbit, then back to Earth safely. They had to make sure the parachutes on their spacecrafts worked.

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Liberty Bell 7 : the suborbital Mercury flight of Virgil I. Grissom / Colin Burgess

NASA's Mercury astronauts were seven highly skilled professional test pilots. Each of them seemed to possess the strength of character and commitment necessary to overcome apparently insurmountable obstacles as the United States entered into a Cold War ...