IN PHOTOS: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, crewmates return safely from ISS

Updated On: 09 December, 2025 01:36 PM IST | Anushree Gaikwad

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim returned to Earth on Tuesday alongside Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky, concluding an eight-month science mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS) aimed at benefiting life on Earth and supporting future space exploration. (PICS/ AFP)

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The crew departed the space station at 8:41 p.m. on Monday aboard the Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft

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During their 245-day mission, the astronauts orbited Earth 3,920 times, covering nearly 104 million miles. They launched to the station on April 8

<p>This mission marked the first spaceflight for Kim and Zubritsky, while Ryzhikov completed his third journey, bringing his cumulative time in space to 603 days</p>

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This mission marked the first spaceflight for Kim and Zubritsky, while Ryzhikov completed his third journey, bringing his cumulative time in space to 603 days

<p>Onboard the ISS, Kim contributed to a wide range of scientific investigations and technology demonstrations. He studied the behavior of bioprinted tissues containing blood vessels in microgravity, advancing space-based tissue production to aid medical treatments on Earth</p>

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Onboard the ISS, Kim contributed to a wide range of scientific investigations and technology demonstrations. He studied the behavior of bioprinted tissues containing blood vessels in microgravity, advancing space-based tissue production to aid medical treatments on Earth

<p>After post-landing medical checks, the crew will move to the recovery staging area in Karaganda, Kazakhstan. Kim is expected to return to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston aboard a NASA aircraft</p>

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After post-landing medical checks, the crew will move to the recovery staging area in Karaganda, Kazakhstan. Kim is expected to return to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston aboard a NASA aircraft

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