Soyuz MS-24 Crew Returns to Earth After Successful ISS Mission
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying a NASA astronaut, a Roscosmos cosmonaut, and the first Belarusian female astronaut safely landed in Kazakhstan, marking the end of their mission aboard the International Space Station.
- The Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft, carrying NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, and Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus, landed safely in Kazakhstan.
- Marina Vasilevskaya became the first Belarusian female astronaut to complete a space mission.
- The crew spent over 200 days in space, participating in various research projects and experiments aboard the ISS.
- Their return was delayed by a rare Soyuz rocket abort two days before the planned launch, due to a voltage drop in a power source.
- The ISS continues to be a symbol of international cooperation, with plans to operate until 2030 despite tensions on Earth.