NASA is considering bringing Crew-11 home early after an astronaut medical issue.
The planned spacewalk was to be conducted by NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman.
NASA has stated the crew member’s situation is stable and will announce a new date for the spacewalk later.
A crew member aboard the International Space Station has a medical issue that forced postponement of today’s two-astronaut spacewalk — and NASA is considering sending the Crew-11 astronauts home earlier than planned, the agency announced.
NASA did not identify the crew member or provide details on the medical concern, citing privacy issues in a brief blog post. The crew member’s medical condition arose the afternoon of Wednesday, Jan. 7, and the member is in stable condition.