NASA sends 4 astronauts back to Earth in first medical evacuation

NASA sends 4 astronauts back to Earth in first medical evacuation: a running story on the front pages of 5 newsrooms from 9 January 2026 to 16 February 2026, 22 headlines over 39 days.

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16 February 2026

• AP Four new astronauts arrive at the International Space Station to replace NASA's evacuated crew
• BBC News Moment crew docks at International Space Station

15 February 2026

• BBC News Moment crew docks at International Space Station
• AP Four new astronauts arrive at the International Space Station to replace NASA's evacuated crew

14 February 2026

• AP New astronauts launch to the International Space Station after medical evacuation

2 February 2026

• CNN We asked retired astronauts about their favorite space movies, and this is what they shared with us

23 January 2026

• AP Astronauts say space station's ultrasound machine was critical during medical crisis

22 January 2026

• AP NASA astronaut who was stuck at the space station for months retires within a year of returning
• AP Astronauts say space station's ultrasound machine was critical during medical crisis

16 January 2026

• BBC News What happens in space during a medical emergency?
• AP Ailing astronaut returns to Earth early in NASA's first medical evacuation
• AP NASA sends 4 astronauts back to Earth in first medical evacuation
• BBC News Astronauts splash down to Earth after medical evacuation from space station

15 January 2026

• BBC News Nasa astronauts begin 'bittersweet' medical evacuation from space station
• AP NASA sends 4 astronauts back to Earth in first medical evacuation
• South China Morning Post Nasa sends 4 astronauts back to Earth in first medical evacuation
• BBC News Moment Nasa astronauts undock from space station

12 January 2026

• Fox News Crew in limbo after 'unprecedented' medical emergency aboard space station, expert says

11 January 2026

• CNN NASA crew to make rare early return after medical issue in space

9 January 2026

• CNN NASA crew to make rare early return to Earth after medical issue in space
• BBC News Astronaut's 'serious medical condition' forces Nasa to end space station mission early
• AP NASA, in a rare move, cuts space station mission short after an astronaut's medical issue