NASA: Expedition 49 Crew Lands Safely in Kazakhstan

The manned Soyuz MS spacecraft of new generation with three crew members on board has landed safely in Kazakhstan, the Moscow Region-based Mission Control Center said on Sunday.

    Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos and Flight Engineers Kate Rubins of NASA and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency are returning after 115 days in space where they served as members of the Expedition 48 and 49 crews onboard the International Space Station, according to NASA.

    The trio spent 115 days in space and 113 days aboard the orbital laboratory conducting research and operational work in support of the station.

Source: QNA