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Astronauts Return After Eight Months in Space
Four astronauts land on Earth after eight months aboard the International Space Station.
In brief
Four astronauts land on Earth after eight months aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, along with French and Russian astronauts Sophie Adenot and Andrey Fedyaev, returned to Earth from the International Space Station after eight months following a medical evacuation…
Astronauts Return to Earth
Four astronauts returned to Earth from the International Space Station after eight months in space.
Splashdown in Pacific Ocean
SpaceX brought the U.S., French and Russian astronauts back with a splashdown off the coast of Los Angeles.
Astronauts' Mission Highlights
NASA’s Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, France’s Sophie Adenot and Russia’s Andrey Fedyaev departed the orbiting lab after replacing an ailing colleague.
Medical Evacuation
The crew replaced four station occupants who were sent home early after NASA’s Mike Fincke fell ill.
The headline
NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, along with French and Russian astronauts Sophie Adenot and Andrey Fedyaev, returned to Earth from the International Space Station after eight months following a medical evacuation.
