Four long-duration space station astronauts packed up their Crew Dragon capsule Wednesday and set their sights on an overnight undocking and splashdown off the coast of Florida early Friday to close out a 176-day mission.
commander Kjell Lindgren, pilot Robert Hines, geologist-astronaut Jessica Watkins and European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti.
Said Barron:"It's just been the honor of a lifetime to contribute to the legacy of this incredible vessel that's been up here for more than 20 years. And I think for all of us, it's really hard to leave we're really looking forward to getting back to our families and our amazing support network on the ground."
Artemyev, speaking in heavily accented English, thanked Marshburn and his crewmates for their friendship, accepting a symbolic"key" to the station.
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