NASA delays spacewalk due to a 'medical concern' with a crew member

JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui (center) assists NASA astronauts Zena Cardman (left) and Mike Fincke (right) during spacesuit checks inside the ISS airlock. (NASA)

NASA has postponed an International Space Station (ISS) spacewalk that was scheduled for Thursday. "The agency is monitoring a medical concern with a crew member that arose Wednesday afternoon aboard the orbital complex," the agency wrote. On Thursday, NASA added that ending Crew-11's mission early was on the table.

The unnamed crew member is stable, according to NASA. Space News notes that Kimiya Yui of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) was heard on an open comms channel on Wednesday requesting a private medical conference with a flight surgeon. However, those requests are routine on the ISS, so we can’t assume the ...