Soyuz crew cleared for on-time landing in Kazakhstan

Despite strained relations over Russian actions in Ukraine, superpower cooperation in space continues unabated with two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut set for a fiery plunge back to Earth late Monday aboard a Russian Soyuz ferry craft to close out a 166-day stay in space. "One of the great things about leaving home is coming home," Mike Hopkins, who left a wife and two sons behind on Earth last September, said in a NASA interview. "Being reunited with my family, I think, is going to be absolutely wonderful." More

(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Mar 11)