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Associated Press

Crew‑11 debrief: portable ultrasound credited after first in‑flight ISS medical evacuation

Crew‑11 astronauts, speaking publicly for the first time since their expedited return, praised a portable ultrasound and on‑board medical protocols after NASA and SpaceX executed the first in‑flight medical evacuation from the ISS. They said the response provides concrete lessons and confidence for future human spaceflight.

Space.com • Josh Dinner

Crew-11: First ISS medical evacuation yields lessons for future human spaceflight

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Portable Ultrasound Praised After Rare ISS Medical Evacuation — First in 65 Years

Also: The Independent, The Independent and Scientific American

2026-01-21T14:14:18.719335-08:00

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NASA • Tiernan P Doyle

NASA Astronaut Suni Williams Retires

By NASA: After 27 years of service, NASA astronaut Suni Williams retired from the agency, effective Dec. 27, 2025. Williams completed three missions aboard the.

Space.com

Record-setting astronaut Suni Williams retires from NASA after 27 years

Space Daily

NASA astronaut stuck in space for nine months retires

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2026-01-20T14:16:10.540192-08:00

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Spaceflight Now • Will Robinson-Smith

SpaceX to launch first West Coast Starlink mission of 2026, adding 25 V2 Mini Optimized satellites to polar LEO

By Spaceflight Now: ![](http://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20250818_Starlink_G17_5_Vertical.jpg) SpaceX is set to launch its first West Coast Starlink mission of the year and will send its satellites into a polar low Earth orbit.

2026-01-21T15:22:02.662687-08:00

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NASA Spaceflight • Haygen Warren, Sean Yoder

French small‑launcher Latitude targets 2026 Zephyr maiden flight with market‑driven strategy

By NASA Spaceflight: French small-launch startup Latitude is pushing toward a maiden flight of its Zephyr rocket within….

2026-01-21T14:12:38.912707-08:00

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Reuters

Blue Origin unveils 'TeraWave' — a 5,408‑satellite LEO communications constellation

By Reuters: Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin on Wednesday announced a plan to deploy 5,408 satellites in space for a communications network that will serve data centers, governments and businesses, jumping into a satellite constellation market dominated by Elon Musk's SpaceX.