An astronaut in need of medical care is on the way back to Earth. The ailing astronaut departed the International Space Station with three crewmates on Wednesday.

Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov took over control of the International Space Station from NASA astronaut Mike Fincke at 2:35 p.m. EST on January 12, according to NASA. Because of a medical concern with one of the SpaceX Crew-11 members,

Crew 11 is expected to splash down off the coast of Southern California at 3:41 a.m., closing out a 167-day stay in space.

Crew-11 mission from the International Space Station. Crew Dragon Endeavour and its crew of four — comprised of two NASA astronauts, one Japanese astronaut, and one Russian cosmonaut — are scheduled to splashdown in the Pacific Ocean a few hours later at 12:40 AM PST (08:40 UTC) on Thursday,

A medical emergency will force four astronauts aboard the International Space Station to return to Earth prematurely.

Wednesday evening, an entire crew with the International Space Station (ISS), including an astronaut from Williamsburg, will begin their journey back to Earth.