WATCH LIVE: SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts discuss their medically shortened ISS mission

The four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-11 mission will discuss their spaceflight — which was the first ever to be medically evacuated from the International Space Station — during a press briefing today (Jan. 21) at 2:15 p.m. EST (1915 GMT). Watch it live here and read our preview story.

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