Soyuz Capsule Returns ISS Crew To Earth After 204 Days In Space Written 25 June 2019

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25 June 2019
SPACE reports that Roscosmos astronaut Oleg Kononenko, NASA astronaut Anne McClain, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques “have returned to Earth after spending more than 200 days on board the International Space Station.” The three “landed aboard Russia’s Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft on Monday” after touching down “southeast of the town of [Zhezkazgan] on the steppe of Kazakhstan at 10:47 p.m. EDT (0247 GMT or 8:47 a.m. local time on June 25).” The three astronauts “appeared to be in good spirits as they began adjusting to gravity while undergoing brief medical checks.” (Image: Expedition 59 Soyuz MS-11 Landing. Credit: NASA)
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