NASA will begin the anticipated return of the Crew-11 team from the ISS on Wednesday, due to health issues of an astronaut.

NASA has announced that the early return procedure for the Crew-11 team, consisting of four members, from the International Space Station (ISS) will begin on Wednesday, with the spacecraft's undocking scheduled for 5:00 PM local time, weather permitting. The astronauts will land off the coast of California on Thursday morning.

This is the first time a crew has been evacuated early due to a health issue of a member, whose identity and the nature of the problem have not been disclosed. NASA has canceled a planned spacewalk due to this situation. The agency's chief medical officer stated that the astronaut's condition is stable but requires medical tests on Earth. Crew-11 has been aboard the ISS since August, and the next mission, Crew-12, is scheduled for February. This situation is rarely encountered in the history of space missions.