I bet these astronauts don’t even want to come back to Earth

[Mike Wehner]

• Astronauts that traveled to the International Space Station back in April will be coming back to Earth this week.
• The three-person crew will return to Earth in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft and land in Kazakhstan.
• The crew is likely to be isolated after returning to Earth to ensure they aren't infected with the coronavirus.

When NASA's Chris Cassidy joined Russia's Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner on a trip to the International Space Station back in early April, the coronavirus pandemic was already raging in the US and across the globe. Incredible precautions had to be taken to ensure that the crew was safe and healthy ahead of their journey, since coming down with a case of viral pneumonia in space is a recipe for disaster.

Now, after spending many months orbiting a planet that is struggling to beat a public health crisis more serious than any in recent memory, the trio is coming back down, whether they want to or not.

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