October 18, 2021

Russian actress Julia Peresild and movie director Klim Shipenko returned from the ISS accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky yesterday, on October 17.

At 04.14, Moscow time, the spacecraft undocked from the station and at 06.42 got an impulse for deorbiting. After that the spacecrafts’ compartment separated and descent module entered dense atmosphere. At 07.35 the crew successfully landed in Kazakh steppe about 148 kilometers to South-East of Zhezkazgan town.

At 18.33, Moscow time, the crew arrived in Russia, – reported Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Rogozin.

They will pass medical check and take part in post-flight scientific experiments and rehabilitation program.

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