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Jessica Meir

Jessica Meir

Crew-12 NASA Astronaut

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First medical evacuation in ISS history

Force in Play

En route to ISS

NASA's first medical evacuation from the International Space Station (ISS) occurred on January 14, 2026, when SpaceX Crew Dragon undocked carrying four astronauts home six weeks early due to a serious but stable medical condition with one crew member. This ended a 25-year streak without such an event, despite statistical models predicting one every three years. The crew splashed down safely off California on January 15 after 167 days in space.

Updated Feb 14