While 11 hours seems like a long time for a medical evacuation from the ISS, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said on Jan. 8 that aside from the early departure from the space station (Crew-11 was expected to last another month or so), Crew-11's return to Earth would follow SpaceX's normal undocking and reentry procedures.

NASA astronaut Mike Fincke will set an agency record when he makes his 10th ever spacewalk Jan. 8, 2026, along with Zena Cardman. How to watch it live.

On Thursday, a pair of astronauts will venture outside the space station to prepare for the future installation of roll-out solar arrays that will help power its deorbit in 2030.

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NASA's SPHEREx telescope unveiled its first full-sky map of the universe, combining more than 100 infrared observations into one dazzling mosaic. Half a year after first opening its eyes to the cosmos, NASA 's SPHEREx spacecraft has unveiled its first complete, all-sky mosaic of the universe.

The unnamed crew member is stable aboard the International Space Station, officials said, but needs care on Earth.