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Four astronauts return to Earth from ISS after medical relief mission

The Guardian Science · 8 October 2026 at 17:24

Four astronauts return to Earth from ISS after medical relief mission

Crew hurried to International Space Station eight months ago after astronaut fell ill in space Four astronauts returned to Earth from the International Space Station on Thursday after hurrying there eight months ago to replace an ailing colleague and his crew.

SpaceX brought the US, French and Russian crew back with a splashdown in the Pacific off the coast of Los Angeles.

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Four astronauts return to Earth from ISS after medical relief mission

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