ISS Astronauts Welcomed Home With Traditional Kazakh Ceremony

On June 11, after 199 days in space, three astronauts aboard the International Space Station bid farewell to colleagues before their return to Earth. Terry Virts of NASA, Samantha Cristoforetti of the European Space Agency, and Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos undocked the Soyuz TMA-15M spacecraft at 5:20 am Central Time, before touching down in Kazakhstan after a three-hour ride.

The footage here shows the trio being greeted as they disembarked the spacecraft, before being being honored with gifts at a traditional Kazakh welcome ceremony. Credit: YouTube/European Space Agency