Spacecraft brings Russians, American back to earth, Russia's space agency says

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The Soyuz MS-26 space capsule carrying the International Space Station (ISS) crew lands in a remote area of Kazakhstan

The Soyuz MS-26 space capsule carrying the International Space Station (ISS) crew, formed of NASA astronaut Don Pettit, Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexei Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner, lands in a remote area near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan April 20, 2025, in this still image taken from video. Roscosmos/Handout via REUTERS

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A Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft carrying Russian cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Wagner and NASA astronaut Donald Pettit has returned to Earth, Russia's Roscosmos space agency reported on Sunday.

"Its deorbiting and descent to Earth were normal," the agency said in a post on the Telegram messaging app. It added that the spacecraft landed in Kazakhstan.

The crew worked in space from September 11, 2024.

This article was produced by Reuters news agency. It has not been edited by Global South World.

By Reuters

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