SpaceX guided the capsule to a 12:41 a.m. splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego, less than 11 hours after the astronauts left the Space Station.

The Crew-11 mission has left the International Space Station and have arrived back on Earth. Crew Dragon Endeavour and its crew of four — comprised of two NASA astronauts, one Japanese astronaut, and one Russian cosmonaut — splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 12:40 AM PST (08:40 UTC) on Thursday, Jan. 15.

After a health issue, four astronauts are set to leave the International Space Station early, with a pre-dawn Pacific splashdown planned for Thursday, Jan. 15.

NASA’s first medical evacuation from space went smoothly with the four members of SpaceX Crew-11 splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast early Thursday after an

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A team of four astronauts splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday after an unprecedented medical evacuation from the International Space Station (ISS).

The SpaceX Crew-11 mission ended with a splashdown after over five months on the ISS due to a medical issue. The crew underwent postflight reconditioning. They celebrated 25 years of continuous human presence on the ISS.

SpaceX's Starship splashed down in the Indian Ocean about an hour after launch. A camera on buoy captured the fireworks. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy SpaceX | edited by Steve Spaleta

SpaceX Crew-11 splashed down off the coast of San Diego early on Thursday, January 15, returning to Earth earlier than planned due to a “medical concern,” NASA said.NASA announced the crew’s early departure aboard the Dragon spacecraft due to a “medical concern with a crew member currently living and working aboard the orbital laboratory,