NASA cancels spacewalk, may end current space station crew's mission early due to medical issue

NASA said the unidentified astronaut is 'stable," but the agency is considering all options, including a possible early return to Earth for Crew 11
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NASA spacewalk 2026: Medical issue prompts rare talk of early ISS crew return

NASA is considering an early return of the crew due to an unspecified medical issue, just hours after cancelling a planned spacewalk that had been scheduled for Thursday.NASA announced a delay

NASA reveals why it called off its first spacewalk in eight months

NASA has spent the last few weeks getting ready for two spacewalks at the International Space Station (ISS), its first in eight months. But just hours before NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman were due to begin the first of the two walks on Thursday,

First Spacewalk of 2026: Check When and Where to Watch

NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman will perform the first ISS spacewalk of 2026 on January 8 to upgrade station power systems.
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