What time is SpaceX Crew-11’s medical evacuation from the ISS on Jan. 14?
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Astronauts from SpaceX’s Crew-11 mission pose in SpaceX spacesuits aboard the International Space Station before their scheduled undocking on January 14, 2026. | Credit: NASA
On Wednesday afternoon (January 14), SpaceX’s Crew-11 mission will conduct the first-ever medical evacuation from the International Space Station (ISS).
The quartet – NASA’s Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman, Japan’s Kimiya Yui and cosmonaut Oleg Platonov – shorten their planned mission by six months. in about a month due to a medical concern affecting one of them. NASA has not revealed the identity of the astronaut or the nature of the medical problem, citing privacy concerns.
Read on for more details on Crew-11’s first return to Earth.
What time will Crew 11 leave the ISS?
Current plans call for Crew-11’s Crew Dragon capsule, named Endeavor, to leave the space station on Wednesday (January 14) has 5:05 p.m. EST (10:05 p.m. GMT).
The hatches between Endeavor and the ISS will close approximately 90 minutes before, at 3:30 p.m. EST (7:30 p.m. GMT)if everything goes as planned.
What time is Crew-11 returning to Earth?
Crew 11’s return trip to Earth will be relatively brief. Endeavor is scheduled to land in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California on Thursday (January 15) has 3:41 a.m. EST (0841 GMT)51 minutes after performing a deorbit engine burn.
The above timeline is not set in stone, however. “Mission leaders continue to monitor conditions in the recovery area, as undocking of the SpaceX Dragon depends on spacecraft readiness, recovery team readiness, weather, sea states, and other factors,” NASA officials wrote in a statement. January 9 statement.
If the schedule changes, we will notify you.
Can I watch Crew-11 return to Earth?
Yes, you can watch the undocking and splashdown of Crew-11, as well as some other activities related to the astronauts’ return to Earth.
According to NASA’s Jan. 9 update, the agency will cover battening down the hatches on Wednesday (January 14) starting at 3:00 p.m. EST (2000 GMT). NASA livestream will return to 4:45 p.m. EST (9:45 p.m. GMT) the same day for undocking.
Splashdown coverage will begin Thursday (January 15) has 02:15 EST (07:15 GMT)which will allow us to follow the deorbit burn at 2:50 a.m. EST (07:50 GMT) and landing 51 minutes later. A press conference on the return to Earth is planned 5:45 a.m. EST (10:45 a.m. GMT) the same day, and NASA will apparently webcast it as well.
These events will be broadcast on NASA+, and the agency will likely also release them via its YouTube channel. Furthermore, EspaceX will provide its own webcast, which will begin 15 minutes before undocking on Wednesday and resume about an hour before splashdown on Thursday. The SpaceX stream will be available on his website and his account.
