The Crew-11 mission has left the International Space Station and have arrived back on Earth. Crew Dragon Endeavour and its crew of four — comprised of two NASA astronauts, one Japanese astronaut, and one Russian cosmonaut — splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 12:40 AM PST (08:40 UTC) on Thursday, Jan. 15.

The Crew-11 mission undocked from the Harmony module of the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the SpaceX Dragon capsule on Wednesday, January 14, NASA confirmed. While the undocking was initially scheduled for 5:05 p.

Outgoing space station commander Mike Fincke, a member of the returning Crew 11, turned the station over to cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, saying the combined crew had developed deep friendships.

NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 5:05 p.m. EST, Wednesday, Jan. 14, for the undocking of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission.

The crew from NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station are set to splash down off the coast of San Diego County.

Crew-11’s departure leaves the ISS, which is normally staffed by seven astronauts and cosmonauts, in the hands of cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, who replaced Fincke as the Expedition 74 commander. Astronaut Chris Williams and cosmonaut Sergey Mikaev also remain onboard the orbital lab.

As NASA prepares to bring Crew-11 home early, here's a look at other medical issues or space emergencies that NASA has overcome.

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