Expedition 72 Crew Returns Safely to Earth

Quick summary

• NASA hosted an Expedition 72 crew debrief and awards ceremony at Space Center Houston on May 22,2025,with over 1,000 attendees celebrating the mission’s success.
• The event highlighted achievements of the International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 72 crew and recognized the contributions of NASA employees and partners.
• Expedition 72 astronauts included Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, and Don Pettit. Roscosmos cosmonauts Aleksandr gorbunov, Aleksey Ovchinin, and Ivan Vagner also contributed to the mission but did not attend the ceremony.
• the event featured reflections from crew members who conducted over 1,000 combined hours of research in orbit across various scientific fields like metal 3D printing advancements,stem cell technology applications for disease treatment,plant growth studies in microgravity conditions,life support system improvements for future missions,fire behavior analysis in zero gravity environments,microorganism survivability experiments outside ISS surfaces,and preparations for deploying a wooden satellite.
• Astronaut Suni Williams set a record with over 62 hours of cumulative spacewalking time – the most by any woman astronaut – during this expedition.
• A dragon spacecraft conducted its first reboost of ISS during Expedition 72.
• the team captured a record-breaking one million photos during their time aboard ISS.
• Awards were distributed post-panel discussion to individuals who supported this collaborative NASA mission involving international teams as well Commercial-sector innovation partnerships celebrated.

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