The 3 astronauts in the flight crew MKS-38 returned to Earth safely

On the morning of May 14, the MKS-38 flight crew worked on the International Space Station (ISS), including the astronaut Mikhail Tyurin - the Russian, the American Richard Mastracchio, and the Japanese Koichi Wakata. was safely taken back to Earth by TMA-11M Combined vessel.

According to the Russian Flight Control Center, at 10:58 am (Vietnam time), the landing unit of the TMA-11M Combined Ship safely landed in a location in the steppe area, away from Dzhezkazgan city. of Kazakhstan 147km to the southeast.

Russian space agency staff assisting Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakatasau to leave Soyuz TMA-11 when the ship landed in the steppe near Dzhezkazgan.(Photo: AFP / VNA)

To ensure Soyuz's safe return to Earth, Russia mobilized three aircraft with 12 helicopters and search and rescue teams to the flight's landing site.

Currently all activities on ISS are assigned to two Russian astronauts Alexander Skvortsov, Oleg Artemyev in collaboration with American colleague Steven Swanson.

Ceremony to welcome astronauts after Soyuz TMA-11 landing.(Photo: AFPTTXVN)

During 187 days and nights working on ISS, the three astronauts conducted research on how to grow vegetables, make some types of pharmaceuticals, as well as the difference between the biological clock of an astronaut How is the average person living in the Earth .

Currently the crew members' health is good.

Expected the next international fleet MKS-40/41 consisting of three astronauts Maxim Surayev - Russian, Reid Wiseman - American, and German colleague Alexander Gerst will be taken to space by Soyuz ТМА-13М on May 28th.