{"id":63719,"date":"2026-02-04T19:16:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T19:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/nasa-cancels-spacewalk-may-end-current-space-station-crews-mission-early-due-to-medical-issue\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T19:16:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T19:16:16","slug":"nasa-cancels-spacewalk-may-end-current-space-station-crews-mission-early-due-to-medical-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/nasa-cancels-spacewalk-may-end-current-space-station-crews-mission-early-due-to-medical-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA cancels spacewalk, may end current space station crew&#8217;s mission early due to medical issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>A spacewalk planned for Thursday outside the International Space Station was called off late Wednesday because of a &#8220;medical concern&#8221; with an unidentified crew member, NASA said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>An update shortly before midnight said the agency was exploring &#8220;all options, including the possibility of an earlier end to Crew 11&#8217;s mission.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/01\/08\/637df51b-4ff7-4613-a8f5-29514e832bd5\/thumbnail\/620x376\/bdf541b320f2de4984e507bc64c77170\/010726-eva.jpg#\" alt=\"010726-eva.jpg \" height=\"376\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/01\/08\/637df51b-4ff7-4613-a8f5-29514e832bd5\/thumbnail\/620x376\/bdf541b320f2de4984e507bc64c77170\/010726-eva.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/01\/08\/637df51b-4ff7-4613-a8f5-29514e832bd5\/thumbnail\/1240x752\/eb05d0ebac05ffd422218e6e2e349db6\/010726-eva.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Spacewalkers Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                NASA<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;These are the situations NASA and our partners train for and prepare to execute safely,&#8221; the update said. &#8220;We will provide further updates within the next 24 hours.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While NASA did not identify the astronaut in question or explain the medical issue \u2014 standard practice due to privacy concerns \u2014 the agency said &#8220;the matter involved a single crew member who is stable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Space station commander Mike Fincke, flight engineer Zena Cardman, Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Platonov launched to the space station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon ferry ship on August. 1.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation inject-freepress \">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Going into the new year, the crew expected to remain in space until their replacements arrive in mid-February. Crew 11&#8217;s return to Earth is expected around Feb. 20. That&#8217;s still the official plan.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, Cardman, 38, and Fincke, 58, a veteran of nine spacewalks on earlier missions, were planning to venture outside the station Thursday to finish building a truss needed to support a set of roll-out solar arrays and to carry out other planned maintenance.<\/p>\n<p>A second spacewalk by two yet-to-be-announced astronauts was planned for next week.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/01\/08\/0f58b219-ccb4-44c7-8196-6b27f0bc4572\/thumbnail\/620x376\/c14020cbd3794469f8e81fcb128c79ca\/010726-eva2.jpg#\" alt=\"010726-eva2.jpg \" height=\"376\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/01\/08\/0f58b219-ccb4-44c7-8196-6b27f0bc4572\/thumbnail\/620x376\/c14020cbd3794469f8e81fcb128c79ca\/010726-eva2.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/01\/08\/0f58b219-ccb4-44c7-8196-6b27f0bc4572\/thumbnail\/1240x752\/2754708b133a78ddb18ed72d81e53fed\/010726-eva2.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui and Chris Williams planned to assist Fincke and Cardman in suiting up and preparing the tools and equipment that would be needed outside the space station.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                NASA<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But NASA called off the the first spacewalk earlier Wednesday, saying &#8220;the agency is monitoring a medical concern with a crew member that arose Wednesday afternoon. Due to medical privacy, it is not appropriate for NASA to share more details about the crew member.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The situation is stable. NASA will share additional details, including a new date for the upcoming spacewalk, later.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In a brief space-to-ground radio exchange just after 2:30 p.m. EST, Yui called mission control in Houston and asked for a private medical conference, or PMC.<\/p>\n<p>Mission control replied that a PMC, using a private radio channel, would be set up momentarily. Yui then asked if a flight surgeon was available and if flight controllers had a live camera view from inside the station.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Houston, do we still have, like, a camera view in Node 2, uh, 3, lab?&#8221; Yui asked.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We don&#8217;t have any internal cameras right now, but we can put the lab view in if you&#8217;d like,&#8221; the mission control communicator replied.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I appreciate that,&#8221; Yui replied. He then asked: &#8220;Do you have like a crew surgeon? &#8230; A flight surgeon?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>No additional exchanges were heard. 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