This is the SpaceX Crew-11 mission, which the space agency has decided to bring back to Earth ahead of schedule. A health problem of one of its members forced this decision to be made. NASA's urgent mission return was a success, after all.
The crew landed near the coast of San Diego (California, USA). The head of NASA, Jared Isaacman, indicated that the mission carried out by the astronauts has been "very successful." It is the "first time" that NASA has had to bring back a crew "shortly ahead of schedule."
Prepared for emergencies
«The team responded quickly and professionally. We worked closely with our business partners and achieved a very safe return. "That's precisely why we train and this is NASA at its finest," he said.
He confirmed that astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fink, Kimya Yui and Oleg Platonov are safe. "All crew members are currently undergoing routine post-landing medical checks." Regarding the crew member with a health problem, he stressed that "he is fine." NASA will share an update on its status soon.
All astronauts receive “extensive” training to “be prepared” to deal with medical conditions. But having a health professional is “helpful,” especially on longer missions. "We are days away from the Moon, but the time will come when NASA embarks on missions to Mars," he highlights.
Experimenting in space
The crew was in space for almost 170 days and spent "just under" 900 hours on 140 different experiments. After the splashdown, he specified that the plan is to transfer the crew to a medical center near the San Diego area.
The urgent return of the NASA mission attracted media attention. The medical evaluation of the crew is pending. They hope to bring the astronauts back to Houston on Friday. «We also take care of post-flight monitoring. Each crew has a series of tasks that they have committed to. “We collect data and use it to learn, which helps us in exploration,” they say.
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