Sick astronaut, rest of crew splash down in Pacific after undocking from ISS

NASA’s ISS Crew-11 safely returned to Earth, splashing down in the Pacific off San Diego early Thursday morning.

The mission was cut short due to a medical issue affecting one astronaut, though the individual remained stable and no emergency evacuation was needed.

Crew-11 undocked from the ISS Wednesday evening after preparing cargo and reviewing return procedures.

The team included two Americans, a Japanese astronaut, and a Roscosmos cosmonaut, who had arrived at the station on August 1 and were scheduled to stay until February, ABC News has reported.

This marked the first medical-driven early return from the ISS in 25 years and is part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program with SpaceX.