{"id":55447,"date":"2018-12-13T21:47:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-14T01:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-437448"},"modified":"2023-07-26T15:14:49","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T19:14:49","slug":"nasa-tv-to-air-international-space-station-crew-landing","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-tv-to-air-international-space-station-crew-landing\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA TV to Air International Space Station Crew Landing"},"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\/2018\/12\/31516257578_786a0bdcc0_k.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/31516257578_786a0bdcc0_k.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"From left are Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos, Serena Au\u00f1\u00f3n-Chancellor of NASA and Alexander Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency)\" 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\/2018\/12\/31516257578_786a0bdcc0_k.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/31516257578_786a0bdcc0_k.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/31516257578_786a0bdcc0_k.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/31516257578_786a0bdcc0_k.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/31516257578_786a0bdcc0_k.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/31516257578_786a0bdcc0_k.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/31516257578_786a0bdcc0_k.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/31516257578_786a0bdcc0_k.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/31516257578_786a0bdcc0_k.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/31516257578_786a0bdcc0_k.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The three Expedition 57 crew members are gathered inside the cupola, the International Space Station\u2019s \u201cwindow to the world,\u201d for a portrait wearing t-shirts displaying their home in space. From left are Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos, Serena Au\u00f1\u00f3n-Chancellor of NASA and Alexander Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency). The space station was orbiting nearly 253 miles above the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific Ocean <strong>Credits: NASA<\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Three residents of the International Space Station, including one NASA astronaut, are scheduled to wrap up their stay aboard the orbital laboratory Wednesday, Dec. 19. Live coverage of their return to Earth will air on NASA Television and the agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/live\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA Flight Engineer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/serena-m-aunon-chancellor\" rel=\"noopener\">Serena Au\u00f1\u00f3n-Chancellor<\/a>, Expedition 57 Commander <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Our_Activities\/Human_Spaceflight\/Astronauts\/Alexander_Gerst\" rel=\"noopener\">Alexander Gerst<\/a> of ESA (European Space Agency) and Soyuz commander <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gctc.ru\/main.php?id=201\" rel=\"noopener\">Sergey Prokopyev<\/a> of the Russian space agency Roscosmos will close the hatch to their Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft and undock from the station\u2019s Rassvet module, with a landing scheduled for 12:03 a.m. EST Dec. 20 (11:03 a.m. Kazakhstan time) southeast of the remote town of Dzhezkazgan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The crew is completing a 197-day mission spanning 3,152 orbits of Earth and a journey of 83.3 million miles. Au\u00f1\u00f3n-Chancellor and Prokopyev are completing their first flights into space, while Gerst will be returning from his second long-duration mission. With a total of 362 days in orbit, Gerst will hold the flight duration record among ESA astronauts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coverage of the Expedition 57 departure and landing activities is as follows (all times EST):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tuesday, Dec. 18<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>4:40 p.m. \u2013 Change of command ceremony with Gerst handing over station command to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gctc.ru\/main.php?id=3304\" rel=\"noopener\">Oleg Kononenko<\/a> of Roscosmos.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wednesday, Dec. 19<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>4:45 p.m. \u2013 Farewell and hatch closure coverage (hatch closure at 5:30 p.m.)<\/li><li>7:45 p.m. \u2013 Undocking coverage (undocking scheduled for 8:40 p.m.)<\/li><li>10:45 p.m. \u2013 Deorbit burn and landing coverage (deorbit burn at 11:10 p.m. and landing at 12:03 a.m. Dec. 20)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>After landing, the crew will return by helicopter to the recovery staging area in southern Kazakhstan, where they will split up to travel to their respective homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the time of undocking, Expedition 58 will formally begin aboard the station, with NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/anne-c-mcclain\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Anne McClain<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asc-csa.gc.ca\/eng\/astronauts\/canadian\/active\/bio-david-saint-jacques.asp\" rel=\"noopener\">David Saint-Jacques<\/a> of the Canadian Space Agency, and Kononenko comprising a three-person crew for just under three months. The next residents to the space station \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/tyler-nick-hague\" rel=\"noopener\">Nick Hague<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/christina-h-koch\" rel=\"noopener\">Christina Koch<\/a> of NASA and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gctc.ru\/main.php?id=196\" rel=\"noopener\">Alexey Ovchinin<\/a> of Roscosmos \u2014 will launch aboard Soyuz MS-12 Feb. 28, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, to join Expedition 58 following a six-hour journey.<\/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<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/instagram.com\/iss\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>and<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a class=\"twitter-timeline\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" data-dnt=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Space_Station?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">Tweets by Space_Station<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\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>\nGary Jordan<br>\nJohnson Space Center, Houston<br>\n281-483-5111<br>\ngary.j.jordan@nasa.gov<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three residents of the International Space Station, including one NASA astronaut, are scheduled to wrap up their stay aboard the orbital laboratory Wednesday, Dec. 19. Live coverage of their return to Earth will air on NASA Television and the agency\u2019s website. NASA Flight Engineer Serena Au\u00f1\u00f3n-Chancellor, Expedition 57 Commander Alexander Gerst of ESA (European Space […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":58174,"template":"","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"M18-186","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"MEDIA ADVISORY","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[]},"categories":[2800,8363,2656,2735,2867],"news-tags":[12345],"internal-terms":[9508,9505],"coauthors":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"NASA TV to Air International Space Station Crew Landing","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-tv-to-air-international-space-station-crew-landing\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-tv-to-air-international-space-station-crew-landing\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/31516257578_786a0bdcc0_k.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/31516257578_786a0bdcc0_k.jpg"},"articleSection":"Humans in Space","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"NASA"}],"creator":["NASA"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NASA","logo":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/nasa\/assets\/images\/nasa-logo.svg"},"keywords":["NASA Centers & Facilities","NASA Headquarters","Astronauts","Expedition 57","Humans in Space","International Space Station (ISS)"],"dateCreated":"2018-12-14T01:47:00Z","datePublished":"2018-12-14T01:47:00Z","dateModified":"2023-07-26T19:14:49Z"},"rendered":"<meta name=\"parsely-title\" content=\"NASA TV to Air International Space Station Crew Landing\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-link\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-tv-to-air-international-space-station-crew-landing\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-type\" content=\"post\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-image-url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/31516257578_786a0bdcc0_k.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-pub-date\" content=\"2018-12-14T01:47:00Z\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-section\" content=\"Humans in Space\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-tags\" content=\"NASA Centers & Facilities,NASA Headquarters,Astronauts,Expedition 57,Humans in Space,International Space Station (ISS)\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-author\" content=\"NASA\" \/>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/nasa.gov\/p.js"},"read_time":3,"featured_image":{"id":58174,"file":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/31516257578_786a0bdcc0_k.jpg","title":"31516257578_786a0bdcc0_k","alt":"From left are Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos, Serena Au\u00f1\u00f3n-Chancellor of NASA and Alexander Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency)","caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/55447"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press-release"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/55447\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":369828,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/55447\/revisions\/369828"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55447"},{"taxonomy":"news-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-tags?post=55447"},{"taxonomy":"internal-terms","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-terms?post=55447"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=55447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}