The crew is expected to splash down off the coast of California in the early hours of Thursday local time.
  • Agrivar@lemmy.worldEnglish
    329·
    16 hours ago

    The incident is unprecedented in the history of the ISS, which has been permanently crewed for 26 years.

    Space missions have ended early due to health issues just twice before.

    Hey BBC, I think you might want to look up “unprecedented” in the dictionary.

    • Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      39·
      15 hours ago

      In 1985, Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Vasyutin and his colleagues returned four months ahead of schedule from a mission to the Salyut 7 space station due to a urological issue.

      And in 1987, a heart arrhythmia caused Soviet cosmonaut Aleksandr Laveykin to leave the Mir space station early.

      Confusingly structured, but it seems like they meant space missions not on the ISS have been cancelled due to medical reasons twice before.

    • halcyoncmdr@piefed.socialEnglish
      141·
      15 hours ago

      Those two statements are distinctly separate, and accurate. The previous health issues that ended missions early were unrelated to the ISS.

      A lot of time and effort goes into ensuring astronaut health and mitigating exposure leading up to missions.