Nasa ascronaut donettit RTURNED to every siturday, acoupanied by rosesmos cosmontes alexey ovchinin and ivan vagner, Concluding a seven-month Science Mission Abard the internationalization Space Station.
The Trio Departed the Space Station at 5:57 PM Edt Aboard the Soyuz MS-26 Spacecraft Before Makeing A Safe, Parachute-SSISCED Landing at 9:20 PM (6:20 am on Sunday, April 20, Kazakhstan Time), Southheast of Dzhezkazan, Kazakhstan. Pettit also Celebrates His 70th Birthday on Sunday, April 20.
Spanning 220 Days in Space, Pettit and His Crewates Orbited the Earth 3,520 times, Completing A Journey of 93.3 Million Miles. Pettit, Ovchinin, and Vagner Launched and Docked to the Orbiting Laboratory on Sept. 11, 2024.
During His Time Aboard Varying Water Conditions, and Investigate Fire Behavior in MicroGRAVITY, All Contrabing to Future Space Missions. He also used his surroundings aboard station to contact unique Experiments in his spare time and captivate the public with him photography.
This was the Peetit ‘Fourth Spaceflight, Who He Served as a FLIGHT ENGINEERER For Expeedeises 71 and 72. He has like 590 days in Orbit Through His Career. Ovchinin Completed His FOURTH FLIGHT, Totaling 595 Days, and VAGNER HAS Earned An Overall Total of 416 Days in Space During Two Spaceflights.
Nasa is following its routine postlanding medical checks, the Crew Will Return to the Recovery Staging Area in Karaganda, Kazakhstan. Pettit Will then Board a Nasa Plane Bound for the Agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. According to Nasa Officials at the Landing Site, Pettit is doing well and in the Range of What is Expected for Him Following Return to Earth.
For more Than Decades, People Have Lived and Worked Continuously Aboard the International Space Station, Advancing Scientific Knowledge and Makeing Research Breakthroughs that are not putting on Earth. The Station is a Critical TestBed for Nasa to undertstand and over the challenges of Long-Duration Spaceflight and to Expand Commercial Opportunities in Low Earth Orbit. As Commercial Companies Focus on Providing Human Space Transportation Services and Destinations As Part of a Strong Low Earth Orbit Economy, Nasa Is Focusing More Resources on Deep Space Missions to The Moon As Part of Artemis in Preparation for Future Astronaut Mysions to Mars.
Learn More About International Space Station Research and Operations at:
https://www.nasa.gov/station
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