NASA: Spent 197 days in space station, NASA Crew 7 returned to Earth

New Delhi: Seven NASA astronauts from four different space agencies have returned safely after spending 197 days on the International Space Station (ISS), the US space agency has said. The four crew members returned to Earth aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, which lifted off from the space station at 11:20 a.m. ET on March 11. The vehicle touched down off the coast of Pensacola, Florida at 5:47 a.m. ET (3:17 p.m. ET). NASA said on Tuesday (pm IST). The Crew 7 mission with NASA astronaut Jasmine Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa and Roscosmos astronaut Konstantin Borisov landed on the ISS on August 26 last year. Was launched for.

“And getting splashed! #Crew7 has returned to Earth after spending nearly six months conducting science and research aboard the @Space_Station, NASA wrote in a post on X.com. “Dragon splashdown confirmed – welcome to Earth,” SpaceX said on Twitter. During its six months on the ISS, Crew-7 conducted science experiments and technology demonstrations to benefit people on Earth and prepare humans for future space missions. His scientific milestones include a study on the effect of space flight on immune function; eliminating pollutants from waste water; and growing food on the station. Outside the station, the team deployed two CubeSats that are low-cost alternatives to traditional satellites.