NASA Postpones ISS Spacewalk Over Astronaut’s ‘Medical Situation’

Photo caption: NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Woody Hoburg rides the Canadarm2 robotic arm while maneuvering a roll-out solar array toward the International Space Station’s truss structure 257 miles above the Pacific Ocean. In the rear, is the SpaceX Dragon crew vehicle that docked to the Harmony module’s forward port on March 3 carrying four SpaceX Crew-6 crew members. Photo credit: NASA. Article by Luis Prada. Vice – January 9, 2026.

In a brief message posted to its website, NASA announced that it has postponed a planned spacewalk outside the International Space Station. They are also considering sending the entire four-person crew home months early after it was discovered that one of the astronauts involved is experiencing a medical issue. […]

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