Record-setting Canadian astronaut lands safely back on Earth
Posted Jun 25, 2019 1:05 am.
Last Updated Jun 25, 2019 1:12 am.
LONGUEUIL, Que. – David Saint-Jacques has returned to Earth after more than six months aboard the International Space Station.
The Canadian astronaut was joined by NASA astronaut Anne McClain and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko aboard a Soyuz capsule that landed Monday night.
Welcome back to earth David Saint-Jacques. We are so glad that you are safely back. Congratulations on a remarkable job on board he International Space Station (ISS) during six months. 204 days in space. Well done, @Astro_DavidS!
— Governor General of Canada (@GGCanada) June 25, 2019
Saint-Jacques’ mission began ahead of schedule on Dec. 3, when he was part of the first crewed Soyuz mission following a rocket mishap last October that forced a spacecraft carrying two astronauts to abort and make an emergency landing.
The native of Saint-Lambert, Que., will set a record for the longest single spaceflight by a Canadian at 204 days.
NEWS RELEASE – CSA astronaut @Astro_DavidS returns home to Earth: https://t.co/ky3gJwAi1K. #DareToExplore pic.twitter.com/sUUOv1AimO
— Canadian Space Agency (@csa_asc) June 25, 2019
