Brendan Byrne

Section Branding Header Content A 'medical situation' is forcing NASA to end mission at the space station a month early Primary Content NASA is cutting short a mission at the International Space Station due to a medical issue with a crew member. The agenc... See more

NASA announced it would bring the four members of its Crew-11 mission back to Earth early. One of them has a medical condition. The crew, shown here at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. on August 1, 2025, is (from left): Roscosmos cosmonaut... See more

Updated January 8, 2026 at 3:29 PM PST NASA is cutting short a mission at the International Space Station due to a medical issue with a crew member. The agency is planning to return all four members of the Crew-11 mission more than a month early. NASA adm... See more

Updated January 8, 2026 at 4:38 PM CST NASA is cutting short a mission at the International Space Station due to a medical issue with a crew member. The agency is planning to return all four members of the Crew-11 mission more than a month early. NASA adm... See more

NASA says it's considering bringing a crew of four home from the International Space Station early due to what the agency describes as a “medical concern” with one of the crew members. The agency did not describe the medical issue or which crew member it ... See more