Four astronauts return to Earth in first medical evacuation
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An astronaut in need of doctors' care departed the International Space Station with three crewmates on Wednesday in NASA's first medical evacuation.
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An ailing astronaut is back on Earth. The crew of four returned Thursday, ending their space station mission more than a month early in NASA's first medical evacuation.
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