3 Russian Cosmonauts Return To Earth After 195 Days On Space Station

Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveyev and Sergey Korsakov landed at the scheduled time of 1057 GM, 148 kilometres (91 miles) southeast of the town of Zhezkazgan.

Three Russian cosmonauts touched down Thursday on the steppe of Kazakhstan following a six-month mission on the International Space Station (ISS), Russia's space agency Roscosmos said.

Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveyev and Sergey Korsakov landed at the scheduled time of 1057 GM, 148 kilometres (91 miles) southeast of the town of Zhezkazgan.

Footage broadcast by Roscosmos showed the cosmonauts being helped from the Soyuz descent module, as they become used to the effects of gravity again.

During their 195 days aboard the station, the crew completed multiple experiments and five space walks, Roscosmos said.