{"id":3336,"date":"2022-03-31T12:40:57","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T12:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linksus.net\/a-u-s-and-2-russian-astronauts-return-to-earth-together-following-a-trip-to-space-npr\/"},"modified":"2022-03-31T12:40:57","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T12:40:57","slug":"a-u-s-and-2-russian-astronauts-return-to-earth-together-following-a-trip-to-space-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linksus2.linksus.net\/index.php\/2022\/03\/31\/a-u-s-and-2-russian-astronauts-return-to-earth-together-following-a-trip-to-space-npr\/","title":{"rendered":"A U.S. and 2 Russian astronauts return to Earth together following a trip to space &#8211; NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>     <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/1000952100\/joe-hernandez\" rel=\"author\"  data-metrics='{\"action\":\"Click Byline\",\"category\":\"Story Metadata\"}' >       Joe Hernandez     <\/a>   <br \/>                 Expedition 66 crew members (left to right) Mark Vande Hei of NASA and cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos are seen inside their Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft after it landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan on Wednesday in Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan.                                  <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\">                                          Bill Ingalls\/NASA\/Getty Images                                      <\/b>                 <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>             <br \/>Expedition 66 crew members (left to right) Mark Vande Hei of NASA and cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos are seen inside their Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft after it landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan on Wednesday in Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan.<br \/>In a rare sign of cooperation between the U.S. and Russia, astronauts from both countries parachute-landed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday after a trip back to Earth from the International Space Station.<br \/>The two historic rivals have clashed recently over Russia&#8217;s ongoing military invasion of Ukraine, but space remains one area where the U.S. and Russia still work together.<br \/>NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov made the journey back in the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft and touched down on the Kazakhstan steppe at 5:28 p.m. local time.<br \/>Vande Hei was set to return to his home in Houston, while Shkaplerov and Dubrov were slated to go back to their training base in Star City, Russia.<br \/>According to NASA, Vande Hei broke a U.S. record with his<strong> <\/strong>lengthy spaceflight,  remaining in low-Earth orbit for 355 days.<br \/>&#8220;Mark&#8217;s mission is not only record-breaking, but also paving the way for future human explorers on the Moon, Mars, and beyond,&#8221; NASA Administrator Bill Nelson <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/spacestation\/2022\/03\/30\/crew-returns-to-earth-with-nasa-record-breaking-astronaut\/\">said in a statement<\/a>.<br \/>&#8220;NASA and the nation are proud to welcome Mark home and grateful for his incredible contributions throughout his year-long stay on the International Space Station,&#8221; Nelson added.<br \/>Vande Hei broke the previous record, held by retired NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, by 15 days.<br \/>During his trip to space, Vande Hei experienced approximately 5,680 orbits of Earth, NASA said.<br \/>Sponsor Message<br \/><a href=\"\/about-npr\/186948703\/corporate-sponsorship\">Become an NPR sponsor<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/03\/30\/1089686195\/u-s-russian-astronauts-return-earth-kazakhstan-iss\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Hernandez Expedition 66 crew members (left to right) Mark Vande Hei of NASA and cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos are seen inside their Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft after it landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan on Wednesday in Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. 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