ALT View inside of NASA's Mission Control Center. In the foreground, four people sit at desks with their backs to the camera. They each have multiple screens in front of them. There are multiple rows of desks in front of them and on the far wall are large screens with even more data. Credit: NASA

ALT A woman sits at a desk at Mission Control. She is angled to the right with her arm outstretched as she talks to someone. On the desk in front of her are multiple screens with data and visualizations. In the background, on the far wall, are even more screens. Credit: NASA

ALT A graphic shows a written statement from NASA astronaut Mike Fincke: “On Jan. 7, while aboard the International Space Station, I experienced a medical event that required immediate attention from my incredible crewmates. Thanks to their quick response and the guidance of our NASA flight surgeons, my status quickly stabilized. After further evaluation, NASA determined the safest course was an early return for Crew-11 — not an emergency, but a carefully coordinated plan to be able to take advantage of advanced medical imaging not available on the space station. On Jan. 15, we splashed down off the coast of San Diego after an amazing five-and-a-half-month mission. I am deeply grateful to my fellow Expedition 74 members — Zena Cardman, Kimiya Yui, Oleg Platonov, Chris Williams, Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, and Sergei Mikayev — as well as the entire NASA team, SpaceX, and the medical professionals at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla near San Diego."