{"id":54847,"date":"2016-09-07T01:17:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-07T05:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-390534"},"modified":"2023-07-26T14:49:05","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T18:49:05","slug":"nasas-record-breaking-astronaut-crewmates-safely-return-to-earth","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasas-record-breaking-astronaut-crewmates-safely-return-to-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA\u2019s Record-breaking Astronaut, Crewmates Safely Return to Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/exp-48a.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1333\" height=\"791\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/exp-48a.png?w=1333\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"ISS Expedition 48 crew\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/exp-48a.png 1333w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/exp-48a.png?resize=300,178 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/exp-48a.png?resize=768,456 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/exp-48a.png?resize=1024,608 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/exp-48a.png?resize=400,237 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/exp-48a.png?resize=600,356 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/exp-48a.png?resize=900,534 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/exp-48a.png?resize=1200,712 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1333px) 100vw, 1333px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Astronaut Jeff Williams of NASA and cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka, of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, safely returned to Earth after completing a 172-day mission aboard the International Space Station. <strong>Credits: NASA TV<\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/exp-48g.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1156\" height=\"823\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/exp-48g.png?w=1156\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"NASA astronaut Jeff Williams\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/exp-48g.png 1156w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/exp-48g.png?resize=300,214 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/exp-48g.png?resize=768,547 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/exp-48g.png?resize=1024,729 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/exp-48g.png?resize=400,285 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/exp-48g.png?resize=600,427 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/exp-48g.png?resize=900,641 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1156px) 100vw, 1156px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Veteran NASA astronaut Jeff Williams now has spent 534 days in space, making him first on the all-time NASA astronaut list. <strong>Credits: NASA TV<\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>NASA astronaut and Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams returned to Earth Tuesday after his U.S. record-breaking mission aboard the International Space Station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Williams and his Russian crewmates Alexey Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka, of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, landed in their Soyuz TMA-20M at 9:13 p.m. EDT southeast of the remote town of Dzhezkazgan in Kazakhstan (7:13 a.m. Sept. 7, local time).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having completed his fourth mission, Williams now has spent 534 days in space, making him first on the all-time NASA astronaut list. Skripochka now has 331 days in space on two flights, while Ovchinin spent 172 days in space on his first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNo other U.S. astronaut has Jeff\u2019s time and experience aboard the International Space Station. From his first flight in 2000, when the station was still under construction, to present day where the focus is science, technology development and fostering commercialization. Jeff even helped prepare the space station for future dockings of commercial spacecraft under NASA\u2019s Commercial Crew Program,\u201d said Kirk Shireman, ISS Program manager at NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston. \u201cWe\u2019re incredibly proud of what Jeff has accomplished off the Earth for the Earth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Williams was instrumental in preparing the station for the future arrival of U.S. commercial crew spacecraft. The first International Docking Adapter was installed during a spacewalk by Williams and fellow NASA astronaut Kate Rubins Aug. 19. Outfitted with a host of sensors and systems, the adapter\u2019s main purpose is to connect spacecraft bringing astronauts to the station in the future. Its first users are expected to be Boeing\u2019s CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX\u2019s Crew Dragon spacecraft, now in development in partnership with NASA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During his time on the orbital complex, Williams ventured outside the confines of the space station for a second spacewalk with Rubins to retract a spare thermal control radiator and install two new high-definition cameras. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Together, the Expedition 48 crew members contributed to hundreds of experiments in biology, biotechnology, physical science and Earth science aboard humanity\u2019s only orbiting laboratory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The crew members also welcomed five cargo spacecraft during their stay. Williams was involved in the grapple of Orbital ATK\u2019s Cygnus spacecraft in March, the company\u2019s fourth commercial resupply mission, and SpaceX\u2019s eighth Dragon spacecraft cargo delivery in April, and welcomed a second Dragon delivery in July. Two Russian ISS Progress cargo craft also docked to the station in April and July delivering tons of supplies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Expedition 49 continues operating the station with Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos in command. He, Rubins, and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, will operate the station for more than two weeks until the arrival of three new crew members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shane Kimbrough of NASA and cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos are scheduled to launch Sept. 23, U.S. time, from Baikonur, Kazakhstan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the full NASA TV schedule and video streaming information at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nasatv <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep up with the International Space Station, and its research and crews, at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/station<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get breaking news, images and features from the station on Instagram and Twitter at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>http:\/\/instagram.com\/iss <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>and<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/Space_Station  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-end-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cheryl Warner<br>\nHeadquarters, Washington<br>\n202-358-1100<br>\ncheryl.m.warner@nasa.gov<br>\nDan Huot<br>\nJohnson Space Center, Houston<br>\n281-483-5111<br>\ndaniel.g.huot@nasa.gov<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA astronaut and Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams returned to Earth Tuesday after his U.S. record-breaking mission aboard the International Space Station. 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