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Early ISS Return
January 15 , 2026
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- NASA has brought four astronauts back early from the International Space Station (ISS) due to a medical concern affecting one crew member.
- The Crew-11 mission was launched in August 2025 aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft for a planned six-month stay.
- Astronauts returning include two Americans, one Japanese from JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), and one Russian cosmonaut.
- One American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts will remain on the ISS to maintain essential operations and safety.
- This is the first early return in the ISS’s 25-year continuous human presence history.
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