NASA is considering a rare early return of its crew from the International Space Station over an unspecified medical issue involving one of the astronauts, after cancelling a planned spacewalk that had been scheduled for Thursday, the agency said. A NASA spokesperson said that the "medical situation" aboard the International Space Station "involved a single crew member who is stable." The four-person Crew-11 crew includes U.S. astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yu

67K views · 3.2K reactions | POV: Closing out the first spacewalk of the year. At 2:28 p.m. EST (19:28 UTC), Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov closed the hatch of the International Space Station, marking the end of the 7-hour, 11-minute spacewalk: https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2022/01/19/cosmonauts-wrap-up-spacewalk-after-russian-module-work/ | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Facebook

2.8K views · 35 reactions | The Polaris Dawn mission conducted the first private spacewalk in September 2024. See highlights from the mission. The Polaris Dawn crew was Jared Isaacman (President-elect Trump's pick for NASA administrator), Scott "Kidd" Poteet, Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon Read more https://trib.al/TNgyKcs | Space.com | Facebook

21K views · 240 reactions | Former Russian cosmonaut Alexey Leonov relived the highlights of the spacewalk he conducted 50 years ago – the first spacewalk in history. Leonov, who is now 80 years old, stepped out of his Voskhod 2 spacecraft on March 18, 1965 for a 12-minute spacewalk to test his spacesuit and maneuverability. | NASA's Johnson Space Center | Facebook