Soyuz MS-17 crew returns to Earth after 6 months aboard ISS Derek Richardson April 17th, 2021 Soyuz MS-17 and its three crew members descend under a parachute toward the Kazakh Steppe in Kazakhstan. Credit: NASA Three International Space Station Expedition 64 crew members returned to Earth after spending 185 days aboard the orbiting outpost. Soyuz MS-17 with Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, and NASA astronaut Kate Rubins undocked from the ISS at 9:34 p.m. EDT April 16 (01:34 UTC April 17). Less than 3.5 hours later, the spacecraft’s capsule landed on the Kazakh Steppe in Kazakhstan. NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, left, and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov, center, and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov returned to Earth April 17, 2021. Credit: NASA