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SpaceX Crew-11 Astronauts: NASA will conduct the first medical evacuation in history on January 14. Due to deteriorating health of an astronaut, SpaceX Crew-11 is being called back to Earth ahead of time. Now only three people will be left on the space station. Sick astronauts will be treated on Earth.
SpaceX’s Crew-11 present at the International Space Station (ISS) (Photo: NASA)What disease has suddenly spread in space?
NASA’s Chief Health and Medical Officer Dr. James Polk held a press conference on this. He told that this is not an operational injury or injury. This is completely a medical issue. Microgravity in space has different effects on the body. It is becoming very difficult to make accurate diagnosis with the equipment available there. That is why it has become very important to bring the astronaut back to Earth. So that they can be treated and tested properly. At present the agency has maintained silence on the seriousness of the disease. The space walk to be held on January 7 was also canceled for the same reason.
.@NASA and @SpaceX target undocking Crew-11 from the International Space Station no earlier than 5pm ET on Jan. 14, with splashdown off California targeted for early Jan. 15 depending on weather and recovery conditions. https://t.co/Y89iIj3jEY