Reuters

NASA weighs rare early return of ISS crew after astronaut medical concern; Jan. 8 spacewalk postponed

NASA is monitoring a medical issue affecting an International Space Station crew member and has postponed the Jan. 8 spacewalk. Hours after cancelling the EVA, the agency said it is considering the rare option of returning the affected astronaut — and potentially the full crew — to Earth early.

2026-01-07T22:04:32.229853-08:00
FlightGlobalGreg Waldron

Taiwan presses US to speed Auto-GCAS retrofits after F-16V loss amid reported avionics failures

By FlightGlobal: Taiwan's air force is pressing the USA to accelerate installation of automatic ground collision avoidance systems across its F-16V fleet after a fighter disappeared during a night sortie on 6 January, with the pilot reporting computer malfunctions before transmission ceased.

2026-01-07T22:04:51.597809-08:00