Record-setting NASA astronaut Christina Koch returns to Earth from space station
The trio departed the International Space Station (ISS) at 11.20 am IST (12.50 am EST) and made a safe, parachute-assisted landing at 2.41 pm IST (4.12 am EST) southeast of the remote town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan.
Feb 06, 2020, 16:12 PM ISTNASA astronaut Christina Koch returning to Earth after record space station mission
Koch`s mission broke the record for the longest continuous stay in space by a woman, previously held by NASA`s Peggy Whitson.
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Koch and Meir, clad in white spacesuits and tethered by cords to the station some 254 miles (408 km) above Earth, stepped into outer space at 7:38 am Eastern time (1138 GMT) to replace a faulty power unit designed to help condition energy stored from the station`s solar panels, NASA announced online as it showed live video of the action.
Oct 19, 2019, 00:16 AM IST