{"id":240962,"date":"2026-01-16T08:31:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T08:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/240962\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T08:31:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T08:31:39","slug":"astronauts-return-to-earth-after-first-ever-medical-evacuation-from-space-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/240962\/","title":{"rendered":"Astronauts return to Earth after first ever medical evacuation from space station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Why did all four astronauts return for one medical emergency?published at 11:32 GMT 15 January<\/p>\n<p>11:32 GMT 15 January<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-kkut0v-Contributor etflsgg2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/023eb97f-657a-4791-94a7-3e09fe65003a.jpg.webp.webp\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" class=\"ssrcss-11yxrdo-Image edrdn950\"\/>Georgina Rannard<br \/>Science correspondent<\/p>\n<p>      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui inside the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/796cb568-cfc1-4053-a280-1a548c06e455.jpg.webp.webp\"  width=\"1856\" height=\"1044\" class=\"ssrcss-11yxrdo-Image edrdn950\"\/>Image source, NASA\/BILL INGALLS HANDOUT\/EPA<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Astronauts<br \/>\nmust travel back from the ISS at least in pairs for safety reasons &#8211; it\u2019s a<br \/>\ndangerous and long journey that requires immense technical skill. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">For example,<br \/>\nif one person fainted or fell ill during the return flight, they need someone<br \/>\nelse there to fly the craft. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">But why did<br \/>\nall four members of Crew-11 cut short their stay for this medical evacuation?<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Space flight<br \/>\nrelies on a lot of complex logistics. The crew travelled to the ISS on the<br \/>\nDragon Endeavour capsule, which remained docked at the ISS during their five-month<br \/>\nstay &#8211; essentially acting as their lifeboat. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">If just two<br \/>\nhad returned on it, it would have left the remaining pair without a craft to<br \/>\nreturn on &#8211; a problem if another rapid evacuation was needed. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Nasa prides<br \/>\nitself on putting astronauts\u2019 safety and well-being first, and it won\u2019t have<br \/>\nwanted to take any risks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Why did all four astronauts return for one medical emergency?published at 11:32 GMT 15 January 11:32 GMT 15&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":102230,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[85,46,141,145],"class_list":["post-240962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-space","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-science","tag-space"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=240962"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240962\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=240962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=240962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=240962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}