Record-Setting NASA Space Station Astronaut Back On Earth

Mark Carreau February 06, 2020
Astronaut Christina Koch smiles and gives a thumbs-up sign after returning to Earth.
Credit: NASA TV
HOUSTON—Record-setting NASA astronaut Christina Koch was among three U.S., European and Russian International Space Station crewmembers who ended long missions to the ISS on Feb. 6. The trio returned to Earth in a successful parachute-assisted landing aboard their Soyuz MS-13 capsule in remote...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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