A Russian space capsule successfully undocked from the International Space Station on Monday, marking the end of a significant mission for three astronauts. The capsule carried two Russian cosmonauts, who had spent a record-long stay on the orbiting laboratory, along with an American astronaut.
The trio, consisting of Russians Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub, and American Tracy Dyson, is expected to land in the vast Kazakhstan steppe approximately 3 1/2 hours after the undocking. Kononenko and Chub embarked on their journey to the space station on September 15, 2023, and recently achieved the milestone of the longest continuous mission on the ISS. Dyson, a seasoned astronaut with three missions to outer space under her belt, spent a commendable six months aboard the station.
