Russian Soyuz MS-27 Crew Spacecraft Departs for Earth | International Space Station

Russian Soyuz MS-27 Crew Spacecraft Departs for Earth | International Space Station

The Soyuz MS-27 crew spacecraft with NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky of Russia aboard has undocked from the International Space Station. It will make a parachute-assisted landing at 12:03 a.m. EST on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, (10:03 a.m. local time in Kazakhstan), on the steppe of Kazakhstan, southeast of the city of Dzhezkazgan. The Russian spacecraft will execute its deorbit burn at approximately 11:09 p.m.

Expedition 73 flight engineer and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Kimiya Yui captured this short video:

"Today, the Soyuz carrying Sergei-san, Alexei-san, Johnny-san, and the others departed from the ISS and headed back to Earth. It's a bit lonely to part with the friends I've lived with for over four months. With my own return in mind, I plan to spend the rest of my stay here thoughtfully, making sure there's nothing left undone!"

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Expedition 74 Crew

Station Commander: Mike Fincke (NASA)

JAXA Flight Engineer (Japan): Kimiya Yui

Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineers: Oleg Platonov, Sergey-Kud Sverchkov, Sergei Mikaev

NASA Flight Engineers: Zena Cardman, Chris Williams

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada.

Credit: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)/K. Yui

Duration: 23 seconds

Release Date: Dec. 8, 2025

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