NASA, SpaceX target Jan. 14 undocking for Crew-11 return to Earth
NASA and SpaceX are planning an earlier-than-scheduled undocking of the Crew-11 mission from the International Space Station on January 14th due to a crew medical concern, with splashdown expected off the coast of California on January 15th.
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 08:53 | 10 January 2026
NASA and SpaceX said Friday they are targeting no earlier than 5 pm ET (2200GMT) on Jan. 14, for the undocking of the space agency's SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the International Space Station, pending weather conditions.
NASA said Thursday that it decided to return the crew to Earth earlier than originally planned after teams began monitoring a "medical concern" involving one of the members.
Crew-11 includes NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov.
If the undocking proceeds as planned, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is expected to splash down off the coast of California at 3.40 am ET (1130GMT) on Jan. 15, said NASA.