The return of Thomas Basket to Earth was scheduled for Sunday or Monday

Thomas Baskett will soon find Earth and say goodbye to his costume. After a Staying at the International Space Station (ISS) for about six months, lFour astronauts return from a mission called Crew-2 It is scheduled between Sunday, November 7 and Monday, November 8, depending on the weather.

At an altitude of about 400 km, Thomas Baskett and his comrades will settle in a dragon capsule, which will leave the ISS and begin a 15-hour long descent. Water landing is planned in the Gulf of Mexico. “This is not the first water landing, it’s like I’re landing at Soyuz.”, Explains the French astronaut.

The table is very uncertain, especially due to the weather.“The weather report will be available in a few more hours. If the wind is not favorable, this whole phase will be postponed for almost a day.”, Explains Philip Willekens, communications director of the European Space Agency. The weather will also prevent the relay from being sent immediately to the next group. Group-3, Will not be leaving until next week.