For the 1st time in the history of the International Space Station, an astronaut experienced a health issue that required NASA to end a mission early.

"Fundamentally, we're in space to learn. It's why NASA prepares for the unexpected  —so we are ready to respond decisively and safely."

Four people from NASA's Crew-11 mission splashed down off San Diego, successfully completing five months aboard the International Space Station. The trip was cut short due to a medical issue.

NASA’s first medical evacuation from space went smoothly with the four members of SpaceX Crew-11 splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast early Thursday after an overnight departure from the International Space Station.

A routine space mission turned historic as NASA's Crew-11 returned early from the International Space Station due to a serious medical concern. The four-person crew, including astronauts from the US, Japan, and Russia, splashed down safely off California ...

The four Crew-11 astronauts have safely landed near California after one of them experienced a health issue in space that forced a medical evacuation.

The four-person crew from NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station safely splashed down into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego County early Thursday morning.

All four Crew 11 fliers looked healthy and in good spirits on a space-to-ground television broadcast of the change of command ceremony with no indication of which astronaut may have experienced the undisclosed medical issue that triggered Crew 11's early departure.

The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is set to splash down off Southern California following a rare medical evacuation from orbit.