Newsfrom Japan
Jan 9, 2026 12:31 (JST)
Tokyo, Jan. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Kimiya Yui and three other astronauts will return from the International Space Station earlier than scheduled due to a medical issue of a crew member, the U.S. space agency NASA has said.
The ISS crew members are set to return to Earth aboard a U.S. Crew Dragon spaceship within a few days. It will be the first time that any astronaut will make an early return from the ISS for a medical issue.
There is no problem with Yui’s health, said the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, known as JAXA.
NASA said the condition of the astronaut with a medical issue is stable but that it decided the crew member be returned to Earth.
Details of the schedule of the return will be announced within a day or two.
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