Medical issue could force early end of Crew-11 ISS mission

Published on January 8, 2026
ISS spacewalk preps

An unspecified “medical concern” involving one of the astronauts aboard the International Space Station has postponed a spacewalk and could force an unprecedented early return of part of the crew.

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