Three astronauts are heading back from space, with a smaller welcoming crew to greet them

On Thursday afternoon, three astronauts on board the International Space Station will load into a Russian Soyuz capsule and embark on the more than three-hour journey back home to Earth — just a week after another crew of three joined them on the ISS. The trio is set to land in the Kazakhstan desert after 1AM ET on Friday, April 17th, where a smaller-than-usual welcoming committee will be on hand to greet them.
The returning astronauts include NASA’s Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan as