US astronaut lands on Earth after longest-ever mission by woman
By AFP
06 February 2020 |
2:47 pm
NASA's Christina Koch returns to Earth safely after shattering the spaceflight record for female astronauts with a stay of almost 11 months aboard the International Space Station. of the three astronauts outside their capsule.
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