International Space Station

Four people from NASA's Crew-11 mission splashed down off San Diego, successfully completing five months aboard the International Space Station. The trip was cut short due to a medical issue.

NASA is returning the crew of four early due to a medical issue with one of the astronauts. It's the first time a NASA mission has been cut short for health reasons.

NASA says a crew member on the International Space Station is unwell. The agency canceled a planned spacewalk for Thursday and is taking the rare step of ending the Crew-11 mission early.

A medical concern involving one of the crew members cancelled a planned spacewalk Thursday. Now NASA says the issue could cut the entire mission short.

The crew of four will spend two weeks at the orbiting lab, performing dozens of experiments, after launching Wednesday on a SpaceX private flight from the Kennedy Space Center.

After almost three decades of science, research and exploration, the ISS is set to retire by the end of 2030. Once it is decommissioned, commercial companies like Axiom Space will establish new orbiting platforms.

Students at Sally Ride Elementary in Orange County were able to ask Boeing’s Starliner test pilot Sunita Williams their curious questions at the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station Radio Contact event.

A NASA astronaut — who was not identified — was kept for observation for an unspecified medical issue after landing Friday.

An empty Boeing Starliner is scheduled to return from the International Space Station in early September. It will fly home autonomously while its crew remains in space until February.

Since the astronauts arrived at the space station in June, Boeing and NASA have been investigating issues on the Starliner spacecraft, including helium leaks and faulty thrusters.

After years of delay, Boeing's Starliner is flying people for the first time with two NASA astronauts heading to the International Space Station. The rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral.

Vickie Kloeris has served 34 years in the food systems department at the agency. She has created and tested numerous meals for astronauts on the Shuttle program and the International Space Station.