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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Splashdown

Handout Photo shows NASA astronaut Mike Fincke helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON after he, NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Long Beach, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are returning after 167 days in space as part of Expedition 74 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Splashdown

Handout Photo shows JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui is helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON after he, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Long Beach, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are returning after 167 days in space as part of Expedition 74 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Splashdown

Handout Photo shows Support teams onboard the SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON work around the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft shortly after it landed with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov aboard in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Long Beach, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are returning after 167 days in space as part of Expedition 74 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Splashdown

Handout Photo shows Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov is helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON after he, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Long Beach, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are returning after 167 days in space as part of Expedition 74 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Splashdown

Handout Photo shows NASA astronaut Zena Cardman is helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON after she, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Long Beach, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are returning after 167 days in space as part of Expedition 74 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Splashdown

Handout Photo shows Support teams raise the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft aboard the recovery ship SHANNON shortly after it landed with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov aboard in thePacific Ocean off the coast of Long Beach, Calif.,Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are returning after 167 days in space as part of Expedition 74 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Splashdown

Handout Photo shows Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, left, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui are seen inside the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON shortly after having landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Long Beach, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are returning after 167 days in space as part of Expedition 74 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Splashdown

Handout Photo shows The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft is seen as it lands with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov aboard in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Long Beach, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are returning after 167 days in space as part of Expedition 74 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Pre-Splashdown - Long Beach

Handout Photo datetd on January 14, 2026 shows NASA and SpaceX support teams board the ship SHANNON to prepare for the landing of the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov aboard, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Long Beach, Calif.. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are landing in the Pacific Ocean after 167 days in space as part of Expedition 74 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Pre-Splashdown - Long Beach

Handout Photo datetd on January 14, 2026 shows The SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON is seen in the Pacific Ocean as the recovery team prepares for the landing of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov aboard, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, off the coast of Long Beach, Calif.. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are returning after 167 days days in space as part of Expedition 74 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Pre-Splashdown - Long Beach

Handout Photo datetd on January 14, 2026 shows NASA and SpaceX support teams board a helicopter to stage for the landing of the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov aboard, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Long Beach, Calif.. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are landing in the Pacific Ocean after 167 days in space as part of Expedition 74 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA Astronauts Return To Earth After One Year In Space - Kazakhstan

Handout photo - The Russian Search and Recovery Forces All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) team have lunch and prepare for the landing of Expedition 69 NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, Roscosmos cosmonauts Dmitri Petelin and Sergey Prokopyev, Wednesday, September 27, 2023, outside of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. The trio are returning to Earth after logging 371 days in space as members of Expeditions 68-69 aboard the International Space Station. For Rubio, his mission is the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut in history. Photo by NASA/Bill Ingalls via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA Astronauts Return To Earth After One Year In Space - Kazakhstan

Handout photo - The Russian Search and Recovery Forces All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) team have lunch and prepare for the landing of Expedition 69 NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, Roscosmos cosmonauts Dmitri Petelin and Sergey Prokopyev, Wednesday, September 27, 2023, outside of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. The trio are returning to Earth after logging 371 days in space as members of Expeditions 68-69 aboard the International Space Station. For Rubio, his mission is the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut in history. Photo by NASA/Bill Ingalls via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA Astronauts Return To Earth After One Year In Space - Kazakhstan

Handout photo - The Russian Search and Recovery Forces All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) team have lunch and prepare for the landing of Expedition 69 NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, Roscosmos cosmonauts Dmitri Petelin and Sergey Prokopyev, Wednesday, September 27, 2023, outside of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. The trio are returning to Earth after logging 371 days in space as members of Expeditions 68-69 aboard the International Space Station. For Rubio, his mission is the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut in history. Photo by NASA/Bill Ingalls via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA Astronauts Return To Earth After One Year In Space - Kazakhstan

Handout photo - The Russian Search and Recovery Forces All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) team have lunch and prepare for the landing of Expedition 69 NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, Roscosmos cosmonauts Dmitri Petelin and Sergey Prokopyev, Wednesday, September 27, 2023, outside of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. The trio are returning to Earth after logging 371 days in space as members of Expeditions 68-69 aboard the International Space Station. For Rubio, his mission is the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut in history. Photo by NASA/Bill Ingalls via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA Astronauts Return To Earth After One Year In Space - Kazakhstan

Handout photo - The Russian Search and Recovery Forces All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) team have lunch and prepare for the landing of Expedition 69 NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, Roscosmos cosmonauts Dmitri Petelin and Sergey Prokopyev, Wednesday, September 27, 2023, outside of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. The trio are returning to Earth after logging 371 days in space as members of Expeditions 68-69 aboard the International Space Station. For Rubio, his mission is the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut in history. Photo by NASA/Bill Ingalls via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA Astronauts Return To Earth After One Year In Space - Kazakhstan

Handout photo - Expedition 69 NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, left, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Dmitri Petelin are seen inside the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft just minutes after they and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev, landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, September 27, 2023. The trio are returning to Earth after logging 371 days in space as members of Expeditions 68-69 aboard the International Space Station. For Rubio, his mission is the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut in history. Photo by NASA/Bill Ingalls via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA Astronauts Return To Earth After One Year In Space - Kazakhstan

Handout photo - The Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft is seen as it lands in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with Expedition 69 NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, Roscosmos cosmonauts Dmitri Petelin and Sergey Prokopyev, Wednesday, September 27, 2023. The trio are returning to Earth after logging 371 days in space as members of Expeditions 68-69 aboard the International Space Station. For Rubio, his mission is the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut in history. Photo by NASA/Bill Ingalls via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA Astronauts Return To Earth After One Year In Space - Kazakhstan

Handout photo - The Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft is seen as it lands in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with Expedition 69 NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, Roscosmos cosmonauts Dmitri Petelin and Sergey Prokopyev, Wednesday, September 27, 2023. The trio are returning to Earth after logging 371 days in space as members of Expeditions 68-69 aboard the International Space Station. For Rubio, his mission is the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut in history. Photo by NASA/Bill Ingalls via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA Astronauts Return To Earth After One Year In Space - Kazakhstan

Handout photo - Expedition 69 Roscosmos cosmonaut Dmitri Petelin is seen outside the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft after he landed with Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev and NASA astronaut Frank Rubio in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, September 27, 2023. The trio are returning to Earth after logging 371 days in space as members of Expeditions 68-69 aboard the International Space Station. For Rubio, his mission is the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut in history. Photo by NASA/Bill Ingalls via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA Astronauts Return To Earth After One Year In Space - Kazakhstan

Handout photo - The Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft is seen as it lands in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with Expedition 69 NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, Roscosmos cosmonauts Dmitri Petelin and Sergey Prokopyev, Wednesday, September 27, 2023. The trio are returning to Earth after logging 371 days in space as members of Expeditions 68-69 aboard the International Space Station. For Rubio, his mission is the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut in history. Photo by NASA/Bill Ingalls via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA Astronauts Return To Earth After One Year In Space - Kazakhstan

Handout photo - Expedition 69 NASA astronaut Frank Rubio left, Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev, center, and Dmitri Petelin sit in chairs outside the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft after they landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, September 27, 2023. The trio are returning to Earth after logging 371 days in space as members of Expeditions 68-69 aboard the International Space Station. For Rubio, his mission is the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut in history. Photo by NASA/Bill Ingalls via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA Astronauts Return To Earth After One Year In Space - Kazakhstan

Handout photo - Expedition 69 Roscosmos cosmonaut Dmitri Petelin is carried to a medical tent shortly after he, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev landed in their Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, September 27, 2023. The trio are returning to Earth after logging 371 days in space as members of Expeditions 68-69 aboard the International Space Station. For Rubio, his mission is the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut in history. Photo by NASA/Bill Ingalls via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA Astronauts Return To Earth After One Year In Space - Kazakhstan

Handout photo - Expedition 69 NASA astronaut Frank Rubio is carried to a medical tent shortly after he, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Dmitri Petelin and Sergey Prokopyev landed in their Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, September 27, 2023. The trio are returning to Earth after logging 371 days in space as members of Expeditions 68-69 aboard the International Space Station. For Rubio, his mission is the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut in history. Photo by NASA/Bill Ingalls via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA Astronauts Return To Earth After One Year In Space - Kazakhstan

Handout photo - Expedition 69 Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev is carried to a medical tent shortly after he, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Dmitri Petelin landed in their Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, September 27, 2023. The trio are returning to Earth after logging 371 days in space as members of Expeditions 68-69 aboard the International Space Station. For Rubio, his mission is the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut in history. Photo by NASA/Bill Ingalls via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA Astronauts Return To Earth After One Year In Space - Kazakhstan

Handout photo - Expedition 69 Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev is seen outside the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft after he landed with Roscosmos cosmonaut Dmitri Petelin and NASA astronaut Frank Rubio in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, September 27, 2023. The trio are returning to Earth after logging 371 days in space as members of Expeditions 68-69 aboard the International Space Station. For Rubio, his mission is the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut in history. Photo by NASA/Bill Ingalls via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA Astronauts Return To Earth After One Year In Space - Kazakhstan

Handout photo - Expedition 69 NASA astronaut Frank Rubio is helped out of the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft just minutes after he Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin, landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, September 27, 2023. The trio are returning to Earth after logging 371 days in space as members of Expeditions 68-69 aboard the International Space Station. For Rubio, his mission is the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut in history. Photo by NASA/Bill Ingalls via ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S.-GREENBELT-JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE-UNIVERSE-FIRST FULL-COLOR IMAGES

(220712) -- GREENBELT (U.S.), July 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- NASA Administrator Bill Nelson (L) speaks with Assistant Director of Science at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Michelle Thaller at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, the Untied States, on July 12, 2022. NASA released James Webb Space Telescope's first full-color images of the universe and their spectroscopic data on Tuesday, revealing the unprecedented and detailed views of the universe. (NASA/Bill Ingalls/Handout via Xinhua)

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U.S.-GREENBELT-JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE-UNIVERSE-FIRST FULL-COLOR IMAGES

(220712) -- GREENBELT (U.S.), July 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- NASA James Webb Space Telescope Deputy Project Scientist for Communications Amber Straughn speaks about the infrared image of the star-forming region called NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula as it is shown on a screen during a broadcast releasing the telescope's first full-color images at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, the Untied States, on July 12, 2022. NASA released James Webb Space Telescope's first full-color images of the universe and their spectroscopic data on Tuesday, revealing the unprecedented and detailed views of the universe. (NASA/Bill Ingalls/Handout via Xinhua)

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U.S.-JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE-FIRST IMAGE

(220712) -- WASHINGTON, D.C., July 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Joe Biden (2nd L) attends a preview event to release one of the James Webb Space Telescope's first images at the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States, July 11, 2022. U.S. President Joe Biden released one of the James Webb Space Telescope's first images in a preview event at the White House on Monday. This first image from Webb is the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date, NASA said. This image of galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 is filled with thousands of galaxies, including the faintest objects ever observed in the infrared, which have appeared in Webb's view for the first time, said NASA. (NASA/Bill Ingalls/Handout via Xinhua)

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U.S.-JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE-FIRST IMAGE

(220712) -- WASHINGTON, D.C., July 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- NASA Administrator Bill Nelson describes the first image from the James Webb Space Telescope at the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States, July 11, 2022. U.S. President Joe Biden released one of the James Webb Space Telescope's first images in a preview event at the White House on Monday. This first image from Webb is the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date, NASA said. This image of galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 is filled with thousands of galaxies, including the faintest objects ever observed in the infrared, which have appeared in Webb's view for the first time, said NASA. (NASA/Bill Ingalls/Handout via Xinhua)

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U.S.-JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE-FIRST IMAGE

(220712) -- WASHINGTON, D.C., July 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Joe Biden attends a preview event to release one of the James Webb Space Telescope's first images at the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States, July 11, 2022. U.S. President Joe Biden released one of the James Webb Space Telescope's first images in a preview event at the White House on Monday. This first image from Webb is the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date, NASA said. This image of galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 is filled with thousands of galaxies, including the faintest objects ever observed in the infrared, which have appeared in Webb's view for the first time, said NASA. (NASA/Bill Ingalls/Handout via Xinhua)

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KAZAKHSTAN-U.S.-RUSSIA-ASTRONAUTS-RETURN

(220331) -- WASHINGTON, March 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei gestures outside the Soyuz MS-19 manned spacecraft after landing in an area southeast of the town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, March 30, 2022. After extending the record for the longest single spaceflight in history by an American to 355 days, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei returned to Earth on Wednesday with two Russian crewmates. Vande Hei departed the International Space Station along with Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov at 3:21 a.m. Eastern Day Time (EDT), and made a safe, parachute-assisted landing at 7:28 a.m. EDT southeast of the remote town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, according to NASA. TO GO WITH: "Record-setting NASA astronaut returns from space station with Russian crewmates" (NASA/Bill Ingalls/Handout via Xinhua)

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KAZAKHSTAN-U.S.-RUSSIA-ASTRONAUTS-RETURN

(220331) -- WASHINGTON, March 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei is carried to a medical tent shortly after landing in an area southeast of the town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, March 30, 2022. After extending the record for the longest single spaceflight in history by an American to 355 days, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei returned to Earth on Wednesday with two Russian crewmates. Vande Hei departed the International Space Station along with Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov at 3:21 a.m. Eastern Day Time (EDT), and made a safe, parachute-assisted landing at 7:28 a.m. EDT southeast of the remote town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, according to NASA. TO GO WITH: "Record-setting NASA astronaut returns from space station with Russian crewmates" (NASA/Bill Ingalls/Handout via Xinhua)

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KAZAKHSTAN-U.S.-RUSSIA-ASTRONAUTS-RETURN

(220331) -- WASHINGTON, March 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The Soyuz MS-19 manned spacecraft is pictured landing in an area southeast of the town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, March 30, 2022. After extending the record for the longest single spaceflight in history by an American to 355 days, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei returned to Earth on Wednesday with two Russian crewmates. Vande Hei departed the International Space Station along with Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov at 3:21 a.m. Eastern Day Time (EDT), and made a safe, parachute-assisted landing at 7:28 a.m. EDT southeast of the remote town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, according to NASA. TO GO WITH: "Record-setting NASA astronaut returns from space station with Russian crewmates" (NASA/Bill Ingalls/Handout via Xinhua)

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KAZAKHSTAN-U.S.-RUSSIA-ASTRONAUTS-RETURN

(220331) -- WASHINGTON, March 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei (L) poses with Russian cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov (R) and Anton Shkaplerov inside their Soyuz MS-19 manned spacecraft after it landed in an area southeast of the town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, March 30, 2022. After extending the record for the longest single spaceflight in history by an American to 355 days, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei returned to Earth on Wednesday with two Russian crewmates. Vande Hei departed the International Space Station along with Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov at 3:21 a.m. Eastern Day Time (EDT), and made a safe, parachute-assisted landing at 7:28 a.m. EDT southeast of the remote town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, according to NASA. TO GO WITH: "Record-setting NASA astronaut returns from space station with Russian crewmates" (NASA/Bill Ingalls/Handout via Xinhua)

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Landsat 9 Launch- California

Members of the Vandenberg Base Conservation Group pose for photographs by the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket with the Landsat 9 satellite onboard, Sunday, September 26, 2021, at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The Landsat 9 satellite, a joint NASA/U.S. Geological Survey mission that will continue the legacy of monitoring EarthâÂÂs land and coastal regions, is scheduled for liftoff Monday, September 27, 2021 Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Landsat 9 Launch- California

The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket with the Landsat 9 satellite onboard is seen, Sunday, September 26, 2021, at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The Landsat 9 satellite, a joint NASA/U.S. Geological Survey mission that will continue the legacy of monitoring EarthâÂÂs land and coastal regions, is scheduled for liftoff Monday, September 27, 2021 Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Landsat 9 Launch- California

The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket with the Landsat 9 satellite onboard is seen, Saturday, September 25, 2021, at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The Landsat 9 satellite, a joint NASA/U.S. Geological Survey mission that will continue the legacy of monitoring EarthâÂÂs land and coastal regions, is scheduled for liftoff Monday, September 27, 2021. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Landsat 9 Launch- California

The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket with the Landsat 9 satellite onboard is seen, Monday, September 27, 2021, after the mobile launcher platform (MLP) was rolled back at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The Landsat 9 satellite is a joint NASA/U.S. Geological Survey mission that will continue the legacy of monitoring Earthâs land and coastal regions. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Landsat 9 Launch- California

The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket with the Landsat 9 satellite onboard is seen, Saturday, September 25, 2021, at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The Landsat 9 satellite, a joint NASA/U.S. Geological Survey mission that will continue the legacy of monitoring EarthâÂÂs land and coastal regions, is scheduled for liftoff Monday, September 27, 2021. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Landsat 9 Launch- California

Actor Marc Evan Jackson, left, and NASA Landsat 9 Project Scientist Jeff Masek pose for a photograph by the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket with the Landsat 9 satellite onboard, Sunday, September 26, 2021, at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The Landsat 9 satellite, a joint NASA/U.S. Geological Survey mission that will continue the legacy of monitoring EarthâÂÂs land and coastal regions, is scheduled for liftoff Monday, September 27, 2021. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Landsat 9 Launch- California

The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket with the Landsat 9 satellite onboard launches, Monday, September 27, 2021, from Space Launch Complex 3 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The Landsat 9 satellite is a joint NASA/U.S. Geological Survey mission that will continue the legacy of monitoring Earthâs land and coastal regions. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Landsat 9 Launch- California

The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket with the Landsat 9 satellite onboard launches, Monday, September 27, 2021, from Space Launch Complex 3 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The Landsat 9 satellite is a joint NASA/U.S. Geological Survey mission that will continue the legacy of monitoring Earthâs land and coastal regions. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Landsat 9 Launch- California

The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket with the Landsat 9 satellite onboard launches, Monday, September 27, 2021, from Space Launch Complex 3 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The Landsat 9 satellite is a joint NASA/U.S. Geological Survey mission that will continue the legacy of monitoring EarthâÂÂs land and coastal regions. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Landsat 9 Launch- California

The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket with the Landsat 9 satellite onboard is seen, Monday, September 27, 2021, as the mobile launcher platform (MLP) is rolled back at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The Landsat 9 satellite is a joint NASA/U.S. Geological Survey mission that will continue the legacy of monitoring Earthâs land and coastal regions. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Landsat 9 Launch- California

The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket with the Landsat 9 satellite onboard is seen, Monday, September 27, 2021, after the mobile launcher platform (MLP) was rolled back at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The Landsat 9 satellite is a joint NASA/U.S. Geological Survey mission that will continue the legacy of monitoring Earthâs land and coastal regions. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Landsat 9 Launch- California

The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket with the Landsat 9 satellite onboard is seen, Saturday, September 25, 2021, at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The Landsat 9 satellite, a joint NASA/U.S. Geological Survey mission that will continue the legacy of monitoring EarthâÂÂs land and coastal regions, is scheduled for liftoff Monday, September 27, 2021 Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Perseid Meteor Shower - West Virginia

In this 30 second exposure, a meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower, Wednesday, August 11, 2021, in Spruce Knob, West Virginia. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Perseid Meteor Shower - West Virginia

In this 30 second exposure, a meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower, Wednesday, August 11, 2021, in Spruce Knob, West Virginia. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM