Watch: Nasa astronaut and cosmonauts begin voyage back to Earth
BBC News - WorldCenterEN 1 min read 100% complete December 9, 2025 at 03:19 AM

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Nasa astronaut Jonny Kim and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky have begun their return to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS). The trio are scheduled to land near Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. Their mission lasted 245 days, during which they orbited the Earth 3,920 times and traveled approximately 104 million miles. The mission was the first spaceflight for both Kim and Zubritsky. Ryzhikov's return marks the completion of his third space journey.
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