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NASA has never ordered a medical evacuation from space before, but the option has always been available at the International Space Station with lifeboats ready for activation.
NASA has spent the last few weeks getting ready for two spacewalks at the International Space Station (ISS), its first in eight months. But just hours before NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman were due to begin the first of the two walks on Thursday,
NASA is postponing a spacewalk due to a "medical concern with a crew member" on the International Space Station. It did not say who was experiencing the issue, but the situation was stable.
NASA astronauts in the International Space Station (ISS) will perform the first extra-vehicle activity (EVA) or spacewalk of 2026 on January 8, which will be a major milestone in the maintenance of the orbital laboratory.