U.S. and Russian cosmonauts return from space together⁣ ⁣ Russian cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Wagner as well as NASA's oldest active astronaut Donald Pettit returned to Earth early this Easter Sunday.⁣ ⁣ The three crew members had concluded a 7-month research mission aboard the International Space Station with Pettit celebrating his 70th birthday in tandem with the event.⁣ ⁣ NASA footage presents the craft’s descent and landing in Kazakhstan, as well as ground crews carrying the crew from the spacecraft.⁣ ⁣ Russia's Roscosmos space agency celebrated via Telegram, messaging the words: "It’s deorbiting and descent to Earth were normal".⁣ ⁣ #russia #space #science #technology #Usa #cosmonauts