• Agrivar@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    The incident is unprecedented in the history of the ISS, which has been permanently crewed for 26 years.

    Space missions have ended early due to health issues just twice before.

    Hey BBC, I think you might want to look up “unprecedented” in the dictionary.

    • halcyoncmdr@piefed.social
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      Those two statements are distinctly separate, and accurate. The previous health issues that ended missions early were unrelated to the ISS.

      A lot of time and effort goes into ensuring astronaut health and mitigating exposure leading up to missions.