The four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-11 mission splashed down safely today (Jan. 15) after the first-ever medical evacuation of the International Space Station.

NASA gave the go for the SpaceX Crew-11 mission to depart the International Space Station on Wednesday headed for an overnight splashdown back on Earth in the Pacific Ocean.

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NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 was seen zooming over Bay Area skies early Thursday before splashing down off the coast of San Diego.

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NASA said the four crew members returned to Earth early Thursday after one of them experienced a medical situation on the International Space Station.

Crew-11 has returned to Earth in a historic first for NASA, marking the agency's first-ever medical evacuation from the International Space Station. The Dragon capsule carrying the four astronauts splashed down off the coast of San Diego just before 4 a.m. Thursday.

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Crew-11 is scheduled to depart the orbiting lab on Wednesday (Jan. 14) at 5:05 p.m. EST (2205 GMT). On Wednesday afternoon (Jan. 14), SpaceX's Crew-11 mission will perform the first-ever medical evacuation from the International Space Station (ISS).

Instead of remaining at the International Space Station (ISS) for the full duration of their mission, the four crew members are coming home a month early due to a medical issue with one of the astronauts.

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