Space station crew returns home after eight-month mission
Summary
Four astronauts left the International Space Station (ISS) after spending 237 days in space. Their capsule will land in the Pacific Ocean near California to end the mission, while a new crew remains aboard the station.Key Facts
- The Crew Dragon capsule named "Freedom" left the ISS early Wednesday morning.
- The crew members were Jessica Meir (commander), Jack Hathaway (pilot), Sophie Adenot, and Andrey Fedyaev.
- They spent about eight months (237 days) living and working on the space station.
- The capsule will perform a re-entry burn and splash down off the coast of Southern California on Thursday.
- A new team, Crew 13, took their place on the ISS and includes Jessica Watkins, Luke Delaney, Joshua Kutryk, and Sergey Teteryatnikov.
- Another set of astronauts, including Pyotr Dubrov, Anna Kikina, and Anil Menon, is also aboard the space station.
- Before leaving, Jessica Meir officially handed over command of the ISS to Pyotr Dubrov during a changing-of-command ceremony.
- Meir has now spent a total of 442 days in space over two missions.
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