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Their return on Thursday morning marked the first time in the space station’s 25-year history that a crew returned home early because of a medical problem.

Four astronauts safely returned to Earth early Thursday following a dramatic and unusual week in which a medical issue that emerged in orbit required them to depart the International Space Station about a month earlier than planned.

NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Platonov splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego at 03:41 Eastern Time, after an approximately 11-hour journey.

Minutes after the Dragon capsules hit the water, mission controllers radioed the astronauts, saying, “On behalf of SpaceX and NASA, welcome home, Crew-11.”

The return marked the first instance in the space station’s 25-year history of a mission being ended early due to a medical issue.

NASA did not disclose the identity of the affected crew member or provide details about the medical incident due to medical privacy concerns, but said the condition was stable and not considered an emergency.