SpaceX capsule with ailing astronaut, three crewmates splashes down off California
- - SpaceX capsule with ailing astronaut, three crewmates splashes down off California
ReutersJanuary 15, 2026 at 4:15 AM
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A still image obtained from social media footage released on January 11, 2026, by JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui, showing colours of the aurora over Earth, as seen from NASA's International Space Station (ISS). JAXA/Kimiya Yui
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LOS ANGELES, Jan 15 (Reuters) - A SpaceX capsule carrying a four-member crew home from orbit in an emergency return to earth necessitated by an undisclosed serious medical condition afflicting one of the astronauts splashed down safely early on Thursday in the Pacific Ocean off California.
The Crew Dragon capsule parachuted into calm seas off San Diego at about 12:45 a.m. PST (0845 GMT), capping a 10-hour-plus descent from the International Space Station and fiery re-entry through Earth's atmosphere, carried live by a joint NASA-SpaceX webcast.
(Reporting by Steve Gorman in Los Angeles; Editing by Aidan Lewis)
Source: “AOL Breaking”
