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Did NASA astronauts return to Earth?
NASA's Crew-11 astronuats – commander Zena Cardman, pilot Mike Fincke (both of NASA, and mission specialists Kimiya Yui of Japan and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Platanov – will return to Earth on Jan. 15 after undocking a day earlier due to a medical concern that arose Jan. 7 with one of the astronauts.
Why did NASA bring the astronauts back?
On Jan. 8, NASA announced its decision to return the agency's SpaceX Crew-11 mission to Earth from the space station earlier than originally planned as teams monitor a medical concern with a crew member currently living and working aboard the orbital laboratory, who is stable.
How long have the two astronauts been stuck in space?
After spending more than nine months orbiting Earth, two US astronauts finally returned home on March 18, splashing down at 5:57 pm EDT off Florida's Gulf
What time will the astronauts return to Earth?
The SpaceX statement came on the heels of NASA's announcement that the Crew-11 astronauts were scheduled to undock from the space station on Jan. 14 and splashdown off the coast of California early on Jan. 15. Splashdown is now set for 3:40 a.m. EST (0740 GMT) on Thursday, Jan. 15, NASA officials said.
