ISS History in the Making: NASA Conducts Crucial Spacewalk Following First-Ever Medical Evacuation
In a significant return to orbital operations, NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams are successfully conducting a high-stakes spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) today, March 18, 2026. This extravehicular activity (EVA) marks a triumphant resumption of maintenance tasks that were abruptly halted in January due to the first medical evacuation in the station's 25-year history. The mission was originally scheduled for early January but was postponed after NASA astronaut Mike Fincke experienced a medical event that required "advanced medical imaging" unavailable in orbit. This led to the expedited return of the four-member Crew-11 mission to Earth on January 15, leaving the station under a temporary "skeleton crew" until replacements could be launched. Following...