A Russian spacecraft landed in the Central Asian nation of
Kazakhstan on Friday, having returned French astronaut Thomas Pesquet
and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy from the International Space
Station.
The duo’s six-month mission aboard the orbiting station was Pesquet’s first. Novitskiy, a veteran spacefarer, has spent a total of more than 300 days in space.
“It’s been a fantastic adventure and amaSing ride,” Pesquet said in a post on Twitter that also featured a collage of landscapes in the colours of the French flag.
“The space station is such a unique and remote and almost magical place,” Pesquet said. “I will miss it.”
The Soyuz craft landed on schedule, according to a statement by the European Space Agency (ESA).
Pesquet will now travel to the ESA’s astronaut centre in Cologne, Germany, and Novitskiy to the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre near Moscow, Russia, the ESA said.
Three spacefarers remain on the station.
Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin and U.S. astronaut Jack Fischer arrived in April, and veteran U.S. commander Peggy Whitson
The duo’s six-month mission aboard the orbiting station was Pesquet’s first. Novitskiy, a veteran spacefarer, has spent a total of more than 300 days in space.
“It’s been a fantastic adventure and amaSing ride,” Pesquet said in a post on Twitter that also featured a collage of landscapes in the colours of the French flag.
“The space station is such a unique and remote and almost magical place,” Pesquet said. “I will miss it.”
The Soyuz craft landed on schedule, according to a statement by the European Space Agency (ESA).
Pesquet will now travel to the ESA’s astronaut centre in Cologne, Germany, and Novitskiy to the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre near Moscow, Russia, the ESA said.
Three spacefarers remain on the station.
Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin and U.S. astronaut Jack Fischer arrived in April, and veteran U.S. commander Peggy Whitson
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