A "serious ⁠medical condition" with a crew member on board the ISS has led NASA to bring the astronaut and three crewmates back to Earth months earlier than planned.

Four space station fliers have been told to cut their mission short and return to Earth ahead of schedule because of an apparently serious medical issue affecting an unidentified crew member, NASA announced Thursday.

: Medical issue forces mission curtailment and leaves station short-handed

Four astronauts are expected to return within days to one of the routine splashdown sites.

For the first time in ISS history, NASA is bringing an astronaut home early for medical reasons.

A "serious medical condition" affecting one crew member aboard the International Space Station has prompted NASA to bring four astronauts back to Earth several months ahead of schedule, marking the first emergency return in 25 years of operations aboard the ISS.

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