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Soyuz MS-03 and ISS-51 crew members return to the Earth

Russian Aviaton » Friday June 2, 2017 19:47 MSK
photo courtesy by Roscosmos

The crew of manned spacecraft SOYUZ MS-03 returned safely to Earth. The crew module with Russian cosmonaut Oleg NOVITSKIY and French astronaut Thomas PESQUET landed in the Kazakhstan steppes of June 2, 2017 at 17:10 MT. All operations on the descent from orbit and landing have passed normally.

Before the next crew the arrives on board of ISS, the crew of ROSCOSMOS cosmonaut, commander of ISS-52 Feodor YURCHIKHIN and NASA astronauts Peggy WHITSON and Jack FISCHER will continue the work on Earth orbit.

The duration time of the crew of ISS-50/51 flight is more than 196 days. During this time, cosmonauts and astronauts completed an extensive program of scientific researches and experiments to maintain the station functional capability and retrofitted equipment delivered by cargo ships.