A group of astronauts has returned to Earth in a Pacific Ocean splashdown, in the first-ever medical evacuation carried out by NASA.
The decision cut the team’s mission short by over a month, following their launch into space in August.
The sick astronaut’s identity or condition hasn’t been disclosed, but NASA said it was not an emergency situation.
The group, comprising of astronauts from the US, Russia and Japan, came back to Earth in a SpaceX capsule from the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday, landing off the coast of San Diego.
It is the first time NASA has had to take such a move in 65 years of spaceflight.
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