NASA astronaut Don Pettit, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner, departed the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft on Saturday, April 19, at 5:57 p.m. EDT. Live coverage of the deorbit burn and landing of the spacecraft near Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, begins at 8 p.m. EDT.
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NASA astronaut Don Pettit is scheduled to return home on Saturday, April 19, after a seven-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Throughout his stay, Pettit contributed to research that benefits humanity and future space missions and delighted photography enthusiasts around the world with his unique point of view. Pettit also shared what he calls his “science of opportunity” to demonstrate how experimenting with our surroundings can help gain a better understanding of how things work.
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Hubble Spies Cosmic Pillar in Eagle Nebula
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