Nasa rushing astronauts home from ISS in historic ‘medical emergency’ with 10-hour flight to ‘splashdown’ in ocean

A NASA crew are set to splash down back to Earth after being evacuated from the ISS due to an astronaut suffering a medical issue.

Four astronauts have been forced to leave the space station a month early due to a mystery illness affecting one member.

Two astronauts in spacesuits lie inside a spacecraft with digital readouts showing speed and altitude.
Nasa astronauts returning to Earth after medical emergencyCredit: Refer to source
Nasa astronauts returning to Earth after medical emergency
Nasa astronauts returning to Earth after medical emergencyCredit: Refer to source

Nasa hasn’t revealed the nature of the medical issue but has said it’s not due to an injury.

It’s the first time in history that a space crew has had to return to earth before their scheduled return date.

American astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Platonov and Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui were supposed to stay on board until mid-February.

Station commander Fincke and flight engineer Cardman were due to head outside the International Space Station last Thursday for a marathon 6.5-hour spacewalk to install new external hardware.

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