New Delhi, Jan. 10 -- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced on Friday that the early undocking of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the International Space Station (ISS) will take place on January 14.

The mission holds significance as it is NASA's first-ever medical evacuation from the International Space Station. For the first time ever, four astronauts will depart the ISS early due to a medical issue.

Senior space agency officials said a "serious medical condition" with a crew member aboard the ISS led NASA to bring the astronaut and three crewmates back to Earth months earlier than planned, the first such emergency return in the orbiting laboratory's 25-year history.

"NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earli...