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January 8, 2026
NASA cancels spacewalk, may end current space station crew's mission early due to medical issue
Updated on: January 8, 2026 / 6:22 AM EST / CBS News
TL;DR
- Spacewalk planned for Thursday outside the ISS was canceled.
- Cancellation due to a "medical concern" with an unidentified crew member.
- NASA is exploring all options, including an earlier mission end.
- The crew member is stable, and details are private.
- Crew 11's mission was expected to last until mid-February.
- Spacewalkers were Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman.
- Kimiya Yui requested a private medical conference with mission control.
- NASA's space station audio stream went silent after the request.
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