The logistics of returning from the International Space Station
In short: Transitioning from orbital life to Earth requires precise coordination between international agencies. This video details the handover process and the specific journey home for a departing crew.
On June 17, Jeff Williams assumed command of the International Space Station from Tim Kopra. The transition involved a formal farewell between Williams and the outgoing Expedition 47 crew, which included Yuri Malenchenko of Roscosmos and Tim Peake of the European Space Agency.
The departing astronauts utilized a Soyuz spacecraft to begin their return journey to Kazakhstan. This move concluded a mission lasting 186 days, while Williams remained on the station with Russian flight engineers Alexey Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka until early September.
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