Two NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut aboard the ISS return to Earth after spending 197 days in space.
The Russian Soyuz spacecraft undocked from the ISS and is expected to land in Kazakhstan.
There’s no place like home! Earth has 3 more people on it as @Astro_Feustel, @Astro_ricky and @OlegMKS land at 7:44am ET after a 197-day mission aboard the @Space_Station. Watch: https://t.co/ZuxLDtzW9c Ask questions using #askNASA pic.twitter.com/T0SLyTx0k7
— NASA (@NASA) October 4, 2018
NASA says Expedition 56 Commander Drew Feustel and Flight Engineer Ricky Arnold of NASA, along with Flight Engineer and Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of the Russian space agency Roscosmos completed a 197 day mission about the ISS, which orbited the Earth over 3,100 times.
The crew conducted scientific experiments, including tests to help prepare for future missions that aim to travel farther away from Earth.
LIVE NOW: Three @Space_Station crew members are making their descent to Earth after a 197-day mission. Their landing is targeted for 7:45am ET in Kazakhstan. Watch: https://t.co/mzKW5uDsTi pic.twitter.com/TcYO5dDvm0
— NASA (@NASA) October 4, 2018
