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Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows NASA astronaut Don Pettit boards a NASA airplane to take him from Karaganda, Kazakhstan to Houston after he, Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin, and Ivan Vagner landed in their Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio returned to Earth after logging 220 days in space as members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared images of Earth an

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Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows Russian Search and Rescue teams arrive at the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft shortly after it landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with Expedition 72 NASA astronaut Don Pettit, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner aboard, Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio returned to Earth after logging 220 days in space as members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared im

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Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows NASA astronaut Don Pettit, left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin, center, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Ivan Vagner are seen inside the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft after they landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio returned to Earth after logging 220 days in space as members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared images of Earth and conducte

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Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows Roscosmos cosmonaut Ivan Vagner is helped out of the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft just minutes after he, Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin, and NASA astronaut Don Pettit, landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio returned to Earth after logging 220 days in space as members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared images of Earth and conducted

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Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows Russian Search and Rescue teams arrive at the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft shortly after it landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with Expedition 72 NASA astronaut Don Pettit, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner aboard, Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio returned to Earth after logging 220 days in space as members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared im

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Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin is seen outside the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft after he landed with Roscosmos cosmonaut Ivan Vagner, and NASA astronaut Don Pettit in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio returned to Earth after logging 220 days in space as members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared images of Earth and conducted informal s

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Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows Russian support personnel work around the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft shortly after it landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with Expedition 72 NASA astronaut Don Pettit, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner aboard, Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio returned to Earth after logging 220 days in space as members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared images

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Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows A Russian all terrain vehicle (ATV) drives each of the Expedition 72 crew members, NASA astronaut Don Pettit, Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner, to their awaiting helicopters after they landed in their Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio returned to Earth after logging 220 days in space as members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and

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Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows Russian support personnel work around the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft shortly after it landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with Expedition 72 NASA astronaut Don Pettit, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner aboard, Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio returned to Earth after logging 220 days in space as members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared images

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Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft is seen after it landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with Expedition 72 NASA astronaut Don Pettit, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner aboard, Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio are returning to Earth after logging 220 days in space as members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared images of Earth and conducted informal

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Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows Roscosmos cosmonaut Ivan Vagner is seen outside the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft after he landed with NASA astronaut Don Pettit and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio returned to Earth after logging 220 days in space as members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared images of Earth and conducted informal sc

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Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows Roscosmos cosmonaut Ivan Vagner is carried to a medical tent shortly after he, Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin, and NASA astronaut Don Pettit landed in their Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio returned to Earth after logging 220 days in space as members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared images of Earth and conducted infor

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Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows Russian support personnel work around the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft shortly after it landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with Expedition 72 NASA astronaut Don Pettit, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner aboard, Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio returned to Earth after logging 220 days in space as members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared images

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Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows Roscosmos cosmonaut Ivan Vagner is seen inside the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft minutes after he, Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin, and NASA astronaut Don Pettit, landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio returned to Earth after logging 220 days in space as members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared images of Earth and conducted inform

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Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin is seen outside the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft after he landed with Roscosmos cosmonaut Ivan Vagner, and NASA astronaut Don Pettit in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio returned to Earth after logging 220 days in space as members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared images of Earth and conducted informal s

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Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows NASA astronaut Don Pettit is carried to a medical tent shortly after he, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner landed in their Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio returned to Earth after logging 220 days in space as members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared images of Earth and conducted informal science. Thi

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Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft is seen as it lands in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with Expedition 72 NASA astronaut Don Pettit, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner aboard, Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio are returning to Earth after logging 220 days in space as members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared images of Earth and conducted informal scie

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Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows Roscosmos cosmonaut Ivan Vagner is carried to a medical tent shortly after he, Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin, and NASA astronaut Don Pettit landed in their Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio returned to Earth after logging 220 days in space as members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared images of Earth and conducted infor

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Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows Russian Search and Rescue teams arrive at the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft shortly after it landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with Expedition 72 NASA astronaut Don Pettit, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner aboard, Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio returned to Earth after logging 220 days in space as members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared im

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Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows Russian Search and Rescue teams arrive at the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft shortly after it landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with Expedition 72 NASA astronaut Don Pettit, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner aboard, Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio returned to Earth after logging 220 days in space as members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared im

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Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft is seen as it lands in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with Expedition 72 NASA astronaut Don Pettit, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner aboard, Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio are returning to Earth after logging 220 days in space as members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared images of Earth and conducted informal scie

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Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft is seen as it lands in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with Expedition 72 NASA astronaut Don Pettit, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner aboard, Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio are returning to Earth after logging 220 days in space as members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared images of Earth and conducted informal scie

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Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft is seen as it lands in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with Expedition 72 NASA astronaut Don Pettit, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner aboard, Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio are returning to Earth after logging 220 days in space as a members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared images of Earth and conducted informal sc

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Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft is seen as it lands in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with Expedition 72 NASA astronaut Don Pettit, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner aboard, Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio are returning to Earth after logging 220 days in space as a members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared images of Earth and conducted informal sc

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Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft is seen as it lands in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with Expedition 72 NASA astronaut Don Pettit, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner aboard, Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio are returning to Earth after logging 220 days in space as a members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared images of Earth and conducted informal sc

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Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft is seen as it lands in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with Expedition 72 NASA astronaut Don Pettit, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner aboard, Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio are returning to Earth after logging 220 days in space as members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared images of Earth and conducted informal scie

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Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft is seen as it lands in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with Expedition 72 NASA astronaut Don Pettit, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner aboard, Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio are returning to Earth after logging 220 days in space as a members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared images of Earth and conducted informal sc

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Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft is seen as it lands in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with Expedition 72 NASA astronaut Don Pettit, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner aboard, Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio are returning to Earth after logging 220 days in space as members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared images of Earth and conducted informal scie

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Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft is seen as it lands in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with Expedition 72 NASA astronaut Don Pettit, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner aboard, Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio are returning to Earth after logging 220 days in space as members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared images of Earth and conducted informal scie

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China discloses tasks of Shenzhou-18 crewed space mission

STORY: China discloses tasks of Shenzhou-18 crewed space mission SHOOTING TIME: April 24, 2024 DATELINE: April 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: JIUQUAN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference STORYLINE: The Shenzhou-18 astronauts will perform various in-orbit space science and application tests and experiments as well as multiple space walks during their six-month stay in the country's space station, a senior official of the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) announced at a press conference on Wednesday. The Shenzhou-18 crewed spaceship is scheduled to be launched at 8:59 p.m. Thursday (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The crew will utilize the scientific experiment cabinets and extravehicular payloads to carry out more than 90 experiments in the fields of basic physics in microgravity, space material science, space life science, space medicine and space technology, said Lin Xiqiang, deputy director of the CMSA. During

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CHINA-YUNNAN-SPACE BREEDING-NEW FLOWER SPECIES (CN)

(231028) -- KUNMING, Oct. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tian Liantong (L) talks with his colleague at a roses plantation demonstration garden of a modern agricultural park in Anning City, southwest China's Yunnan Province on Oct. 20, 2023. In August of 2022, over 8,000 flower seeds arrived at Yunnan Jinke Flower Engineering Research Center Co., Ltd. after their spaceflight trip aboard Shenzhou manned spaceship. Space breeding refers to exposing seeds or strains to cosmic radiation and microgravity in space to mutate their genes, so as to create new species or varieties with greater performances like shorter growth periods, higher yield and better resistance to diseases. According to Tian Liantong, a technologist of Jinke Flower Engineering Research Center Co., Ltd., usually it takes five years to breed new flower species which consumers could buy on market, and some species even need ten years to go through the process from breeding to becoming commodity, as they have to pass various and harsh growth conditions

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CHINA-YUNNAN-SPACE BREEDING-NEW FLOWER SPECIES (CN)

(231028) -- KUNMING, Oct. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tian Liantong takes notes of the condition of roses at a roses plantation demonstration garden of a modern agricultural park in Anning City, southwest China's Yunnan Province on Oct. 20, 2023. In August of 2022, over 8,000 flower seeds arrived at Yunnan Jinke Flower Engineering Research Center Co., Ltd. after their spaceflight trip aboard Shenzhou manned spaceship. Space breeding refers to exposing seeds or strains to cosmic radiation and microgravity in space to mutate their genes, so as to create new species or varieties with greater performances like shorter growth periods, higher yield and better resistance to diseases. According to Tian Liantong, a technologist of Jinke Flower Engineering Research Center Co., Ltd., usually it takes five years to breed new flower species which consumers could buy on market, and some species even need ten years to go through the process from breeding to becoming commodity, as they have to pass various and harsh growth c

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CHINA-YUNNAN-SPACE BREEDING-NEW FLOWER SPECIES (CN)

(231028) -- KUNMING, Oct. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tian Liantong breeds seeds brought back from space at a lab in Anning City, southwest China's Yunnan Province on April 3, 2023. In August of 2022, over 8,000 flower seeds arrived at Yunnan Jinke Flower Engineering Research Center Co., Ltd. after their spaceflight trip aboard Shenzhou manned spaceship. Space breeding refers to exposing seeds or strains to cosmic radiation and microgravity in space to mutate their genes, so as to create new species or varieties with greater performances like shorter growth periods, higher yield and better resistance to diseases. According to Tian Liantong, a technologist of Jinke Flower Engineering Research Center Co., Ltd., usually it takes five years to breed new flower species which consumers could buy on market, and some species even need ten years to go through the process from breeding to becoming commodity, as they have to pass various and harsh growth conditions including temperature, humidity and nutrition supply.

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CHINA-YUNNAN-SPACE BREEDING-NEW FLOWER SPECIES (CN)

(231028) -- KUNMING, Oct. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tian Liantong checks roses at a roses plantation demonstration garden of a modern agricultural park in Anning City, southwest China's Yunnan Province on Oct. 20, 2023. In August of 2022, over 8,000 flower seeds arrived at Yunnan Jinke Flower Engineering Research Center Co., Ltd. after their spaceflight trip aboard Shenzhou manned spaceship. Space breeding refers to exposing seeds or strains to cosmic radiation and microgravity in space to mutate their genes, so as to create new species or varieties with greater performances like shorter growth periods, higher yield and better resistance to diseases. According to Tian Liantong, a technologist of Jinke Flower Engineering Research Center Co., Ltd., usually it takes five years to breed new flower species which consumers could buy on market, and some species even need ten years to go through the process from breeding to becoming commodity, as they have to pass various and harsh growth conditions including tempe

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CHINA-YUNNAN-SPACE BREEDING-NEW FLOWER SPECIES (CN)

(231028) -- KUNMING, Oct. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tian Liantong takes notes of the serial numbers of roses at a roses plantation demonstration garden of a modern agricultural park in Anning City, southwest China's Yunnan Province on Oct. 20, 2023. In August of 2022, over 8,000 flower seeds arrived at Yunnan Jinke Flower Engineering Research Center Co., Ltd. after their spaceflight trip aboard Shenzhou manned spaceship. Space breeding refers to exposing seeds or strains to cosmic radiation and microgravity in space to mutate their genes, so as to create new species or varieties with greater performances like shorter growth periods, higher yield and better resistance to diseases. According to Tian Liantong, a technologist of Jinke Flower Engineering Research Center Co., Ltd., usually it takes five years to breed new flower species which consumers could buy on market, and some species even need ten years to go through the process from breeding to becoming commodity, as they have to pass various and harsh gro

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CHINA-YUNNAN-SPACE BREEDING-NEW FLOWER SPECIES (CN)

(231028) -- KUNMING, Oct. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tian Liantong checks roses at a roses plantation demonstration garden of a modern agricultural park in Anning City, southwest China's Yunnan Province on Oct. 20, 2023. In August of 2022, over 8,000 flower seeds arrived at Yunnan Jinke Flower Engineering Research Center Co., Ltd. after their spaceflight trip aboard Shenzhou manned spaceship. Space breeding refers to exposing seeds or strains to cosmic radiation and microgravity in space to mutate their genes, so as to create new species or varieties with greater performances like shorter growth periods, higher yield and better resistance to diseases. According to Tian Liantong, a technologist of Jinke Flower Engineering Research Center Co., Ltd., usually it takes five years to breed new flower species which consumers could buy on market, and some species even need ten years to go through the process from breeding to becoming commodity, as they have to pass various and harsh growth conditions including tempe

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CHINA-YUNNAN-SPACE BREEDING-NEW FLOWER SPECIES (CN)

(231028) -- KUNMING, Oct. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tian Liantong takes pictures of roses at a roses plantation demonstration garden of a modern agricultural park in Anning City, southwest China's Yunnan Province on Oct. 20, 2023. In August of 2022, over 8,000 flower seeds arrived at Yunnan Jinke Flower Engineering Research Center Co., Ltd. after their spaceflight trip aboard Shenzhou manned spaceship. Space breeding refers to exposing seeds or strains to cosmic radiation and microgravity in space to mutate their genes, so as to create new species or varieties with greater performances like shorter growth periods, higher yield and better resistance to diseases. According to Tian Liantong, a technologist of Jinke Flower Engineering Research Center Co., Ltd., usually it takes five years to breed new flower species which consumers could buy on market, and some species even need ten years to go through the process from breeding to becoming commodity, as they have to pass various and harsh growth conditions incl

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CHINA-YUNNAN-SPACE BREEDING-NEW FLOWER SPECIES (CN)

(231028) -- KUNMING, Oct. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tian Liantong (L) trims rose sprays at a roses plantation demonstration garden of a modern agricultural park in Anning City, southwest China's Yunnan Province on Oct. 20, 2023. In August of 2022, over 8,000 flower seeds arrived at Yunnan Jinke Flower Engineering Research Center Co., Ltd. after their spaceflight trip aboard Shenzhou manned spaceship. Space breeding refers to exposing seeds or strains to cosmic radiation and microgravity in space to mutate their genes, so as to create new species or varieties with greater performances like shorter growth periods, higher yield and better resistance to diseases. According to Tian Liantong, a technologist of Jinke Flower Engineering Research Center Co., Ltd., usually it takes five years to breed new flower species which consumers could buy on market, and some species even need ten years to go through the process from breeding to becoming commodity, as they have to pass various and harsh growth conditions includ

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CHINA-YUNNAN-SPACE BREEDING-NEW FLOWER SPECIES (CN)

(231028) -- KUNMING, Oct. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 20, 2023 shows blooming roses at a roses plantation demonstration garden of a modern agricultural park in Anning City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. In August of 2022, over 8,000 flower seeds arrived at Yunnan Jinke Flower Engineering Research Center Co., Ltd. after their spaceflight trip aboard Shenzhou manned spaceship. Space breeding refers to exposing seeds or strains to cosmic radiation and microgravity in space to mutate their genes, so as to create new species or varieties with greater performances like shorter growth periods, higher yield and better resistance to diseases. According to Tian Liantong, a technologist of Jinke Flower Engineering Research Center Co., Ltd., usually it takes five years to breed new flower species which consumers could buy on market, and some species even need ten years to go through the process from breeding to becoming commodity, as they have to pass various and harsh growth conditions incl

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CHINA-YUNNAN-SPACE BREEDING-NEW FLOWER SPECIES (CN)

(231028) -- KUNMING, Oct. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combined photo shows new species of roses at a roses plantation demonstration garden of a modern agricultural park in Anning City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. In August of 2022, over 8,000 flower seeds arrived at Yunnan Jinke Flower Engineering Research Center Co., Ltd. after their spaceflight trip aboard Shenzhou manned spaceship. Space breeding refers to exposing seeds or strains to cosmic radiation and microgravity in space to mutate their genes, so as to create new species or varieties with greater performances like shorter growth periods, higher yield and better resistance to diseases. According to Tian Liantong, a technologist of Jinke Flower Engineering Research Center Co., Ltd., usually it takes five years to breed new flower species which consumers could buy on market, and some species even need ten years to go through the process from breeding to becoming commodity, as they have to pass various and harsh growth conditions including te

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CHINA-YUNNAN-SPACE BREEDING-NEW FLOWER SPECIES (CN)

(231028) -- KUNMING, Oct. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 3, 2023 shows germinated seeds brought back from space at Yunnan Jinke Flower Engineering Research Center Co., Ltd. in Anning City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. In August of 2022, over 8,000 flower seeds arrived at Yunnan Jinke Flower Engineering Research Center Co., Ltd. after their spaceflight trip aboard Shenzhou manned spaceship. Space breeding refers to exposing seeds or strains to cosmic radiation and microgravity in space to mutate their genes, so as to create new species or varieties with greater performances like shorter growth periods, higher yield and better resistance to diseases. According to Tian Liantong, a technologist of Jinke Flower Engineering Research Center Co., Ltd., usually it takes five years to breed new flower species which consumers could buy on market, and some species even need ten years to go through the process from breeding to becoming commodity, as they have to pass various and harsh growth c

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CHINA-YUNNAN-SPACE BREEDING-NEW FLOWER SPECIES (CN)

(231028) -- KUNMING, Oct. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 20, 2023 shows a roses plantation demonstration garden of a modern agricultural park in Anning City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. In August of 2022, over 8,000 flower seeds arrived at Yunnan Jinke Flower Engineering Research Center Co., Ltd. after their spaceflight trip aboard Shenzhou manned spaceship. Space breeding refers to exposing seeds or strains to cosmic radiation and microgravity in space to mutate their genes, so as to create new species or varieties with greater performances like shorter growth periods, higher yield and better resistance to diseases. According to Tian Liantong, a technologist of Jinke Flower Engineering Research Center Co., Ltd., usually it takes five years to breed new flower species which consumers could buy on market, and some species even need ten years to go through the process from breeding to becoming commodity, as they have to pass various and harsh growth conditions including tempe

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Space seed breeding technology displayed at vegetable expo in E China

STORY: Space seed breeding technology displayed at vegetable expo in E China DATELINE: April 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: SHOUGUANG, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the expo 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MA ZUNJUAN, Staff with the expo 3. various of vegetables STORYLINE: The 24th China International Vegetable Science and Technology Expo opened Thursday in Shouguang, a major vegetable production base in east China's Shandong Province. A vegetable garden simulating the space environment has attracted much attention. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MA ZUNJUAN, Staff member at the expo "The 'space capsule' simulates special space conditions such as strong radiation, microgravity, and high vacuum. The vegetables are planted under these conditions." The garden also used artificial sunlight, soilless cultivation, smart environment control, and other technologies. Vegetable seeds that had been taken into space for breeding tests were planted at the plantation. China conducted its first spa

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Pak-China seed cooperation important for Pakistan's food security

STORY: Pak-China seed cooperation important for Pakistan's food security DATELINE: Feb. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AHSAN IQBAL, Pakistani Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LIU XINMING, Chief scientist from China's Ningbo University STORYLINE: A Pakistani minister said that the new phase of seed cooperation between Pakistan and China is critically important for Pakistan to meet the food security challenge in the future. China helped Pakistan take seven herbal seeds to the Chinese space station for space breeding by exposing them to cosmic radiation and microgravity to mutate their genes. An event was held in Islamabad to mark the successful return of the seeds. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AHSAN IQBAL, Pakistani Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives "It allows our researchers, our students, our youth, opportunity to learn

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-RETURN OF PAKISTANI SEEDS FROM CHINESE SPACE STATION

(230209) -- ISLAMABAD, Feb. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Atia-tul-Wahab (C), a professor at the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, receives returned Pakistani seeds from Chinese space station during the event "Celebration of the Return of Pakistani Seeds from Chinese Space Station" in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on Feb. 8, 2023. The new phase of seed cooperation between Pakistan and China is critically important for Pakistan to meet the food security challenge in the future, a Pakistani minister said. China helped Pakistan take seven herbal seeds to the Chinese space station for space breeding by exposing them to cosmic radiation and microgravity to mutate their genes, and in this regard an event was held here to mark the successful return of the seeds. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Pak-China seed cooperation important for Pakistan's food security" (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-RETURN OF PAKISTANI SEEDS FROM CHINESE SPACE STATION

(230209) -- ISLAMABAD, Feb. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal speaks during the event "Celebration of the Return of Pakistani Seeds from Chinese Space Station" in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on Feb. 8, 2023. The new phase of seed cooperation between Pakistan and China is critically important for Pakistan to meet the food security challenge in the future, a Pakistani minister said. China helped Pakistan take seven herbal seeds to the Chinese space station for space breeding by exposing them to cosmic radiation and microgravity to mutate their genes, and in this regard an event was held here to mark the successful return of the seeds. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Pak-China seed cooperation important for Pakistan's food security" (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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Lecture from space: Drinking juice with super-long straw

STORY: Lecture from space: Drinking juice with super-long straw DATELINE: Oct. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the experiment in the Wentian lab module 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU YANG, China's Shenzhou-14 astronaut STORYLINE: Is it possible to suck juice through a 2-meter-long drinking straw? Chinese astronauts show you the experiment from China's space station. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU YANG, China's Shenzhou-14 astronaut "Today I'm going to use a 2-meter-long drinking straw to drink. I've sucked my mango juice. It's pretty easy. Due to the gravity on the ground, the longer the straw is, the more effort it takes to suck. But the space station is a microgravity environment. Just sucking gently, I can easily drink from the drinking bag two meters away." The third live class from China's space station was held Wednesday afternoon, delivered by Shenzhou-14 crew members Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe to students on Earth. Xinhua News Agency correspond

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Lecture from space: How capillarity effect works

STORY: Lecture from space: How capillarity effect works DATELINE: Oct. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:44 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. shot of Chinese astronaut Chen Dong preparing for the capillarity experiment 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN DONG, China's Shenzhou-14 astronaut 3. various of the capillarity effect experiment STORYLINE: How does the capillarity effect work in space? Take a glimpse of the experiment conducted by Chinese astronauts. This is part of the third live class from China's space station held Wednesday. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN DONG, China's Shenzhou-14 astronaut "In the thinnest tube, the liquid rises first and reaches the top quickly. The process will take more time in the other two tubes. Unlike the experiment on Earth, in the microgravity environment in space, the surface tension of the liquid is much more obvious. This will drive the liquid to continuously rise and eventually reach the top of the tubes. Now the liquid in the thickest tube has risen to the top, too.

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GLOBALink | Researchers start planting space-bred seeds returned by Shenzhou-13

STORY: Researchers start planting space-bred seeds returned by Shenzhou-13 DATELINE: May 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: HOHHOT, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the seeds 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU SIYANG, Senior researcher at M-Grass STORYLINE: Chinese researchers have commenced breeding experiments on 12,000 seeds that were bred inside the Shenzhou-13 crewed spaceship in space for six months. The seeds, including alfalfa, oats and fungi, were selected by multiple research institutions last year. They were brought back to Earth by the Shenzhou-13 on April 16. Space breeding refers to the process of exposing seeds to cosmic radiation and microgravity during a spaceflight mission to mutate seed genes and then send them back to Earth to generate new species. Researchers at M-Grass, a tech enterprise in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, have conducted experiments on six grass strains onboard the Shenzhou-13. After further selection and planting, superior seed v

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CHINA-TIANJIN-AEROSPACE INDUSTRY (CN)

(220519) -- TIANJIN, May 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Undated file photo shows a staff member checking the microgravity unloading system at a base of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation in north China's Tianjin. Recent years Tianjin has been vigorously developing aerospace industry, boosting multiple industrial chains in a bid to promote high-quality development of the city. (China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation/Handout via Xinhua)