Astronauts set to leave ISS in first-ever medical evacuationListen to this articleThe four members of the SpaceX Crew-11 are evacuating from the International Space Station due to a medical problem affecting one of them. (Photo: AFP)WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - Four crewmembers aboard the International Space Station were set to depart Wednesday after a medical issue prompted their mission to be cut a month short -- a first for the orbiting laboratory. American astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Platonov and Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui were set to undock from the ISS at 2205 GMT on Wednesday, after five months in space. - Ready for the unexpected -Continuously inhabited since 2000, the International Space Station seeks to showcase multinational cooperation, bringing together Europe, Japan, the United States, and Russia. The four astronauts being evacuated had been trained to handle unexpected medical situations, said Amit Kshatriya, a senior NASA official, praising how they have dealt with the situation.

Source: Bangkok Post January 15, 2026 09:47 UTC