NASA plans early return of Crew-11
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NASA announced it's ending a mission to the International Space Station early because of a medical situation involving one of the astronauts aboard the station.
Artemis 2, NASA's next astronaut mission to the moon, is gearing up for a launch that could occur as soon as Feb. 6.
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NASA expects to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope as soon as September, seeing it as evidence the agency can do flagships on cost and schedule.
NASA is opting to bring home the four members of Crew-11 early after one of them suffered a medical incident on board the International Space Station.