Ailment Stalls Space Mission

09/01/2026 5 min

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Episode Synopsis

ABC News Correspondent Jim Ryan talks about how a mission to the International Space Station may end early due to a health issue involving one of the seven astronauts aboard the station. The first spacewalk of the year had been scheduled for Thursday, but NASA scrubbed it because of “a medical concern with a crew member.” The U.S. space agency initially refused to be specific about the situation but hinted at the possibility of an earlier end to Crew-11's mission.