The space mission that ended with an unexpected return to orbit
In short: Watch the moment Expedition 24 prepared to depart the International Space Station, only for a mechanical failure to force the crew back to the station.
On September 23, Commander Alexander Skvortsov, Tracy Caldwell Dyson, and Mikhail Kornienko bid farewell to the incoming Expedition 25 crew. However, the departure planned for September 24 was interrupted when issues with a docking mechanism prevented the Soyuz spacecraft from undocking, necessitating the crew's return to the station.
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