Four crew members from the International Space Station (ISS) returned to Earth on Thursday after nearly eight months in space. The capsule carrying Jessica Meir (49) and Jack Hathaway (44) from the Verenigde Staten, French astronaut Sophie Adenot (44), and Russian cosmonaut Andrej Fedjaev (45) made a controlled splashdown in the Grote Oceaan off the coast of Californië. The successful landing marks the end of a long-duration mission aboard the ISS, where the crew conducted scientific research and maintained the station. Recovery teams were on-site to assist the astronauts after their return. The mission is a testament to international collaboration in space exploration. The crew will undergo medical checks and a period of readjustment after their time in zero gravity.