Space Station Crew Returns to Earth, Lands Safely in Kazakhstan
Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos (C) along with Expedition 56 Commander Drew Feustel and flight engineer Ricky Arnold of NASA touched down in a Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft (R image) near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Oct. 4, 2018, after 197 days in space. NASA/Roscosmos
Three astronauts, who spent 197 days at the International Space Station, returned to Earth on Oct. 4, as their Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft hit the ground safely under an orange and white canopy.
The Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft is seen as it lands with near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Oct. 4, 2018. Bill Ingalls/NASA
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