Futuristic workouts, eye exams, and virtual reality led the research schedule for the Expedition 75 crew aboard the International Space Station on Wednesday. Spacewalk training and lab maintenance filled the rest of the shift for the seven orbital residents.
The seven-member Expedition 75 crew worked throughout Tuesday on spacesuit checks, eye exams, and exercise research aboard the International Space Station. Earth imagery and lab inventory duties rounded out the day for the orbital residents.
The Soyuz MS‑28 spacecraft touched down at 5:26a.m. CDT (3:26 p.m. local time), completing a parachute‑assisted landing on the Kazakh steppe southeast of Dzhezkazgan.
NASA’s live return coverage for the return of the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft is streaming across multiple platforms. Watch online at https://www.nasa.gov/live.
The Soyuz MS‑28 spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station’s Rassvet module at 3:02 a.m. EDT, carrying NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud‑Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev on their journey home.
NASA’s live coverage of the Soyuz MS‑28 undocking from the International Space Station is streaming across multiple platforms. Watch online at https://www.nasa.gov/live/.
The crew closed the hatch between the Soyuz MS‑28 spacecraft and the International Space Station at 11:45 p.m. EDT, setting the stage for undocking and return to Earth.
NASA’s live coverage of crew farewells and Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft hatch closing aboard the International Space Station now is streaming across multiple platforms. Watch online at https://www.nasa.gov/live.
The Expedition 74 crew is wrapping up its final weekend together with biomedical checks, spacesuit cleaning, and cargo packing inside the Soyuz MS-28 crew spacecraft. The orbital residents will swap commanders on Saturday the day before three crewmates depart the International Space Station for a ride back to Earth.
The International Space Station will change commanders on Saturday before three Expedition 74 crew members return to Earth on Sunday. As the homebound trio prepares for departure, the rest of the orbital crewmates is keeping up microgravity research and checking out spacewalking gear.
