The three astronauts returned to Earth safely on the hole in the ship

It was required to return to Earth after the Soyuz MS-09 was discovered to be holes, three astronauts working on the International Space Station (ISS) landed safely.

The Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft produced by Russia carries three astronauts who landed in the vast snow cover in Kazakhstan, located about 140 km southeast of Dzhezkazgan city on December 20.

The group of astronauts including Serena Aunon-Chancellor from NASA, Sergey Prokopyev from the Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos) and Mr. Alexander Gerst from the European Space Agency who have worked on ISS for 197 days. , serving the mission Expeditions 56 and 57.

Volunteers take care of the astronauts when they return - (Photo: AFP).

The three astronauts' return trip was required when last August they found Soyuz MS-09's upper part appeared a hole with a diameter of 2mm, causing the internal air pressure to decrease. .

Scientists believe that the cause could be a collision between Soyuz MS-09 and a super meteorite. However, the expert group from the Russian Space Agency did not rule out the possibility that this hole was intentionally drilled by someone.

"This may be a production error, but it could be a deliberate act," said Dmitry Rogozin, head of Roscosmos, who spoke in front of the media and said he would join the investigation when the ship returned to Earth.

If this hole is not detected, the astronauts will probably run out of oxygen within 18 days.

Luckily it was discovered. The astronaut group then corrected it in a "field" style and immediately returned. Thankfully the journey is safe.

NASA said the astronauts moved 3,152 Earth rings over 134 million kilometers and performed more than 300 scientific experiments in about half a year of operation.

Leakage appeared on Soyuz MS-09 - (Photo: NASA).

The image of a ship carrying space houses has just landed - (Photo: REUTERS).

People welcomed and organized a small party to celebrate the astronauts - (Photo: REUTERS).