Jared Isaacman

NASA astronauts Xena Cardman, Mike Fink, Jax Astronaut, Kimye Yuyi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov are all safe and in good spirits.

All crew members are currently undergoing the routine post-splashdown medical evaluation.

The crew member of concern is doing fine.

We will share updates on their health as soon as it's appropriate to do so.

The medical concern forced the cancellation of a planned spacewalk, and now it's prompting what NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman is calling a medical evacuation.

He says the crew will depart the station in the next few days.

They were planning to stay until a replacement crew arrived next month.

It's the first time a NASA mission has been cut short for medical reasons.

A NASA medical official says the ailment was not caused by preparations for the spacewalk or an injury sustained working at the station.

January 7th, a single crew member on board the station experienced a medical situation and is now stable.

After discussions with Chief Health and Medical Officer Dr. J.D.

Polk and leadership across the agency, I've come to the decision that it's in the best interest of our astronauts to return Crew 11 ahead of their planned departure.

January 7th, a single crew member on board the station experienced a medical situation and is now stable.

After discussions with Chief Health and Medical Officer Dr. J.D.

Polk and leadership across the agency, I've come to the decision that it's in the best interest of our astronauts to return Crew 11 ahead of their planned departure.

Jared Isaacman said he wouldn't speculate about why the president re-nominated him.

One senator asked about donations to Trump's super PAC, but Isaacman said it shouldn't be surprising that he supported the Republican Party and that he donated far more to charitable causes.

Pressed on his connections to SpaceX and Elon Musk, he said he was independent.

He stressed the urgency of returning Americans to the moon before a rival, China, gets there.

Nell Greenfield, Boyce, NPR News.