NASA astronauts, Roscosmos cosmonauts return from ISS
Summary
NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky safely returned to Earth after an eight-month mission aboard the International Space Station, completing important scientific research and technology demonstrations.
Key Points
- NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky completed an eight-month mission aboard the ISS.
- The crew orbited Earth 3,920 times and traveled nearly 104 million miles during their 245 days in space.
- Kim conducted scientific experiments including bioprinted tissue behavior, robotic remote command technology, and DNA-mimicking nanomaterial manufacturing.
- The mission supports NASA's Artemis program aimed at deep space exploration to the Moon and Mars.
