In accordance with the flight program of the International Space Station (ISS), the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft undocked from the Poisk module of the Russian segment of the ISS on February 6 at 08:50 Moscow time. Astronauts on board from Roskosmos, Italian (Luca Parmitano) from the European Comic Agency and (Christina Qualcomm) from NASA.
The crew change was completed yesterday. The commander of the 61st long-term expedition to the ISS, astronaut Luca Parmitano, who has led it since October 2019, and the commander of the 62nd expedition, cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka, signed an act of transfer of authority. According to tradition, this ceremony is accompanied by blows to the ship's bell.
According to preliminary data from the Mission Control Center, the descent vehicle of the Soyuz MS-13 manned spacecraft is to land at 12:12 on the territory of Kazakhstan, 146 km southeast of the city of Zhezkazgan.
Live broadcast of Soyuz MS-13 landing
The Soyuz MS-13 manned spacecraft has been part of the station since July 21, 2019. During the work of the crew, several dozen experiments were carried out from different areas under the Russian scientific program (medicine, space biology, biotechnology, physical and chemical processes, and others). In addition, cosmonauts and astronauts kept the ISS operational and carried out work to equip it with equipment delivered by cargo ships.
The crew of the 62nd long-term expedition is currently continuing to work at the International Space Station: Commander from Roskosmos, flight engineers (Jessica Meir) and (Andrew Morgan) from NASA.
Replay of hatch closing broadcast
Replay broadcast undock
Source: 3dnews.ru