NASA Astronaut Don Pettit Soyuz MS-26 Re-entry and Landing

After 220 days and 93.3 million miles in space, astronaut Don Pettit is returning to Earth on Saturday, April 19.

After undocking from the International Space Station alongside cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner, Pettit's Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft will begin its deorbit burn at 8:26 p.m. EDT (0026 UTC April 20) and touch down on the steppes of Kazakhstan around 9:20 p.m. EDT (0120 UTC April 20).

This was Pettit's fourth spaceflight; while on the station, Pettit contributed to research that benefits humanity and delighted photography enthusiasts around the world with his unique point of view.