Three astronauts from ISS return to Earth safely

On the afternoon of April 27, after five and a half months working at the International Aerospace Station (ISS), three astronauts returned to Earth safely on the Soyuz spacecraft.

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These three included NASA astronaut Dan Burbank and two Russian astronauts, Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin. They set foot on ISS on October 16, 2011. The three astronauts' journey back to Earth also marks the end of the Expedition 30 crew, and will begin the Expedition crew 31.

Three astronauts are happy with their colleagues
after flight from ISS to Earth - (Photo: Daily Mail)

The remaining three astronauts including Russian astronaut Oleg Kononenko, NASA astronaut Don Pettit and Dutch astronaut Andre Kuipers continue to work on the ISS until July.

On May 17, ISS will pick up three more astronauts to work in the space laboratory. Additional members include NASA astronaut Joe Acaba and two Russian colleagues, Gennady Padalka and Sergei Revin.

Three astronauts (from left): Anatoly Ivanishin, Anton Shkaplerov, Daniel Burbank

Another source from Space said on May 7, the first robot spacecraft named Dragon of SpaceX Space Discovery Technology Group will become the first private transport ship to connect to the ISS station.

If the journey is successful, Dragon will transport 521kg of goods to ISS and return to Earth with the same weight.

SpaceX currently holds a $ 1.6 billion contract with NASA to carry out 12 freight shipments. The first task can be done at the end of this year if the test launches on May 7 successfully.

Reference: Daily Mail