The crew is expected to splash down off the coast of California in the early hours of Thursday local time.
  • Agrivar@lemmy.worldEnglish
    277·
    10 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.socialEnglish
      101·
      9 hours ago

      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.