A traditional homecoming for the crew of Expedition 38

A Warm Welcome for the Crew · 18:38 · Video: NASA · Watch at the source

In short: After 166 days orbiting Earth, three astronauts and cosmonauts returned to Kazakhstan to a ceremonial welcome at the airport.

Footage shows the landing of Roscosmos's Sergey Ryazanskiy, NASA's Michael Hopkins, and Russian Federal Space Agency leader Oleg Kotov (Expedition 38 Commander). Following their landing in a Soyuz spacecraft in Kazakhstan, the crew was honored with a traditional ceremony in Karaganda on March 11. Their mission, which began in September, concluded after 166 days in space.

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