Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky and the first ever Belarusian cosmonaut, Marina Vassilevskaya 'spent 14 days in orbit ', while American astronaut Loral O'Hara completed a 204-day mission.
Russia n cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky and the first ever Belarusian cosmonaut, Marina Vassilevskaya "spent 14 days in orbit ", while American astronaut Loral O'Hara completed a 204-day mission.Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko congratulated the crew for the safe return from their mission. / Photo: AFP
A NASA astronaut, a Russian cosmonaut and Belarus's first-ever space traveller have returned to Earth safely after a fortnight aboard the International Space Station, Russia's Roscosmos agency reported. "Today, at 10:17 am Moscow time , the descent vehicle of Sozuz MS-24 manned spacecraft landed near the Kazakh city of Jezkazgan," Roscosmos reported on Saturday.Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky and the first ever Belarusian cosmonaut, Marina Vassilevskaya,"spent 14 days in orbit", while American astronaut Loral O'Hara completed a 204-day mission.
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