The Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft crew that undocked from Zvezda module on April 17, 2020 at 01:53 UTC, has landed safely. All the descent and landing process went routinely, ‘Sarmaty’ (crew callsign) are fine.
Soyuz MS-15 crewed spacecraft has been part of the International Space Station since September 25, 2019. The crew have conducted several dozens of experiments from various scientific areas according to the Russian scientific program (medicine, space biology, biotechnology, physicaland chemical processes, etc.).
After post-landing medical checks, the crew will return by Russian helicopters to the recovery staging city in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, where they will split up. Morgan and Meir will board a NASA plane located in the adjacent city of Kyzlorda, Kazakhstan, for a flight back to Houston. Skripochka will board a Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center aircraft in Baikonur to return to his home in Star City, Russia.
Oleg Skripochka and Jessica Meir spent 205 days in orbit, while Andrew Morgan’s flight lasted 272 days (arrived at the station aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft launching on July, 20 2019). Because of the epidemiological situation, after the landing Oleg Skripochka will be sent to a preventative clinic to stay under observation. His meeting with the family will be organized in accordance with the requirements and rules acting in Moscow Oblast.
Currently, the ISS-63 long-term mission crew – Roscosmos cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner and NASA astronaut Christopher Cassidy continue working at the station.
Source - Roscosmos
