Soyuz MS-11 returns to Earth with three astronauts

McClain, Kononenko, and Saint-Jacques remained upbeat throughout their time aboard the orbital lab, which is seen as a rare example of cooperation between Russia and the West. /VCG Photo

The Russian Soyuz MS-11 capsule carrying NASA astronaut Anne McClain, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko and David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency returned to Earth, June 25, 2019. /VCG Photo

The spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday and landed on the steppe of Kazakhstan on Tuesday. /VCG Photo

During the 204-day mission to the ISS, they spanned 3,264 orbits of the Earth, covering a journey of 86.4 million miles, according to NASA. /VCG Photo

Russian traditional wooden dolls "matryoshka" depicting the crew are seen at a news conference hall in Karaganda, Kazakhstan, June 25. /VCG Photo

McClain, Kononenko, and Saint-Jacques remained upbeat throughout their time aboard the orbital lab, which is seen as a rare example of cooperation between Russia and the West. /VCG Photo

The Russian Soyuz MS-11 capsule carrying NASA astronaut Anne McClain, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko and David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency returned to Earth, June 25, 2019. /VCG Photo