Cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov has returned to Earth after a six-month mission to the International Space Station (ISS). He spent 171 days in zero gravity as part of the Crew-9 mission. According to tradition, he was greeted with bread and salt in Star City, where he arrived late in the evening on March 29.
At a meeting with friends and colleagues from the Cosmonaut Training Center, Gorbunov, who had become unaccustomed to Earth's gravity, confidently approached the journalists. He noted that the landing was successful and without incident. The overload during descent reached 4.8, but recovery was quick and without problems.
We had a very good time on the station. Six months just flew by unnoticed. I blinked — and it all flew by in an instant. In my free time, I took photographs
The cosmonaut admitted that his colleagues tease him because he has not yet flown on the "Soyuz." He jokingly added that in a couple of weeks he would want to return to the ISS, but already on a Russian ship. In Star City, he will continue his rehabilitation after the flight.
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