ISS astronauts return to Earth in Nasa’s first ever medical evacuation

Four astronauts emerge from capsule after Pacific landing, including crew member in ‘stable’ conditionFour astronauts from the International Space Station have returned to Earth a month earlier than planned after one developed a “serious” medical condition onboard the orbiting outpost.Nasa confirmed the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying the US astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, the Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui and Oleg Platonov, a Russian cosmonaut, splashed down at 8.41am UK time off the coast of San Diego. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]