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NASA's Crew-11 heads home from space, a month early

By Brendan Byrne
Published January 14, 2026 at 5:52 PM EST

The four members of NASA's Crew-11 mission are heading home from the International Space Station. Their journey is ending a month early due to an astronaut with a "serious medical condition."

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