10-01-2026 17:34 via science.slashdot.org

Medical Evacuation from Space Station Next Week for Astronaut in Stable Condition

It will be the first medical evacuation from the International space station in its 25-year history. The Guardian reports:An astronaut in the orbital laboratory reportedly fell ill with a "serious" but undisclosed issue. Nasa also had to cancel its first spacewalk of the year... The agency did not identify the astronaut or the medical problem, citing patient privacy. "Because the astronaut is absolutely stable, this is not an emergent evacuation," [chief health and medical officer Dr. James] Pol
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