The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft is pictured backing away from the International Space Station shortly after undocking on April 19, 2025. Three hours later, the spacecraft landed in Kazakhstan, returning astronaut Don Pettit and cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner to Earth.
While aboard the International Space Station, Pettit conducted hundreds of hours of scientific investigations, including research to enhance on-orbit metal 3D printing capabilities, advance water sanitization technologies, explore plant growth under varying water conditions, and investigate fire behavior in microgravity, all contributing to future space missions.
Image credit: NASA/Jonny Kim
这张照片拍摄于2025年4月19日,联盟号MS-26飞船脱离国际空间站后不久,正在返回地球。大约三小时后,飞船顺利在哈萨克斯坦着陆,成功将宇航员唐·佩蒂特(Don Pettit)与俄罗斯宇航员阿列克谢·奥夫奇宁(Alexey Ovchinin)和伊万·瓦格纳(Ivan Vagner)送回地球。
在国际空间站执行任务期间,佩蒂特参与了数百小时的科学实验研究,包括:提升轨道金属3D打印技术、改进水净化技术、研究植物在不同水分条件下的生长情况,以及探索微重力环境下的火焰行为。这些研究成果将为未来的太空任务提供重要支持。
图片来源: NASA/Jonny Kim