Washington, United States, Jan 14, 2026 (AFP) - Astronauts leave ISS in first-ever medical evacuation

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Four crewmembers departed the International Space Station on Wednesday after a medical issue prompted their mission to be cut a month short -- a first for the orbiting laboratory. A video feed from NASA showed American astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Platonov and Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui undocking from the ISS at 2220 GMT, after five months in space. The US space agency has declined to disclose which crewmembe......

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