The crew of the longest space flight in the history of the International Station returns to Earth
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Astronauts of the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft return to Earth in Kazakhstan. September 27, 2023 - Reuters
The Russian Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft and its crew returned on Wednesday from the International Space Station to Earth, specifically in Kazakhstan, after their return was delayed for 6 months and they spent more than a year in space.
The ship carries Russian astronauts Sergei Prokopyev (48 years old) and Dmitry Petlin (40 years old), and American astronaut Frank Rubio (47 years old), who broke the record for the longest single space flight by an American.
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The Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft capsule arrives in Kazakhstan. September 27, 2023 - Reuters
The vehicle separated from the International Space Station one minute before its scheduled time, and its journey took about 3 and a half hours to reach Earth.
The astronauts' return flight was delayed by 6 months because their main spacecraft, the Russian Soyuz MS-22, had a leak, which led to a drop in pressure in the external circuit of the coolant of the thermal control system on December 15. Therefore, the unmanned Russian Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft was sent to the International Space Station to retrieve the astronauts. Its crew broke a record in terms of the duration of a single space flight after its members stayed on the International Space Station for 371 days, according to Sputnik. .

The mission's 70 crew, which includes Russian astronauts Oleg Kononenko, Nikolai Chub, and Konstantin Borisov, the Americans Loral O-Khara and Jasmine Mogebli, European Space Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensen, and Japanese astronaut Satosi Furukawa, remained at the international station.


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