The astronaut returned to Earth after a record 328 days in orbit

The official accounts of the International Space Station on social networks published information about

that astronaut Christina Koch is finally successfulreturned to Earth. Her stay on the ISS was 328 days, which is an absolute record for the longest stay in orbit among women.

By the way, Koch broke the record back in December lastyears - it was then that she set a new time record, which the woman continuously spent in space. Previously, the first place among the fair sex was another American astronaut Peggy Witson.

Recall that Christina Koch arrived atInternational Space Station March 14, 2019. According to initial plans, she was supposed to spend about six months in orbit, but after NASA decided to extend her mission so that the scientist could collect more necessary data on the consequences of a long space flight.