Four astronauts return to Earth from ISS after medical relief mission
Crew hurried to International Space Station eight months ago after astronaut fell ill in space Four astronauts returned to Earth from the International Space Station on Thursday after hurrying there eight months ago to replace an ailing colleague and his crew. SpaceX brought the US, French and Russian crew back with a splashdown in the Pacific off the coast of Los Angeles. Continue reading...
Four astronauts have returned to Earth after an eight-month stay on the International Space Station. The crew, consisting of NASA's Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, France's Sophie Adenot, and Russia's Andrey Fedyaev, departed the orbiting lab on Wednesday and splashed down on Thursday.
According to Euronews, Sophie Adenot's eight-month stay marks the longest by a European astronaut. The crew was brought back to Earth by SpaceX, with a splashdown in the Pacific off the coast of Los Angeles, as reported by the Guardian Science.
The astronauts were hurried to the International Space Station eight months ago to replace an ailing colleague and his crew, as per the Guardian Science. After their lengthy separation, the crew was eager to reunite with their families.
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