Spacewalk postponed for astronaut medical issue
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NASA to return Crew-11 astronauts early from the International Space Station after a medical emergency postponed a planned spacewalk. Affected crew member stable; SpaceX Crew Dragon return planned.
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,
Five American astronauts have 10 spacewalks under their belt to date: Bob Behnken, Stephen Bowen, Chris Cassidy, Michael Lopez-Alegria and Peggy Whitson. The world record is 16, held by cosmonaut Anatoly Solevyev.