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　　US, Russian Astronauts Return After 6-MonthSpace Station Mission

　　One American astronaut and two Russians landedsafely in Kazakhstan Wednesday after spendingnearly six months on the International SpaceStation.

　　The U.S. space agency NASA announced that American astronaut Jeff Williams and Russiancosmonauts Alexy Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka returned to Earth this week.

　　Their journey from the space station to Earth took about three and a half hours.

　　Astronaut Jeff Williams has now spent more time in orbit than any other American. He hasspent 534 days in space during four separate missions.

　　It is a Russian cosmonaut who holds the world record: Gennady Padalka has spent 879 days inspace.

　　NASA wrote about Jeff Williams' experience at the space station. The U.S. space agency saidWilliams performed five space walks during his time there. During one of the space walks,Williams installed a station where commercial space flights can stop.

　　NASA said Williams played an important role in getting the space station ready for a private U.S.space industry – not just government-operated missions.

　　Williams also commented on his experience on social media. He posted a picture of Earth'souter atmosphere and wrote, "I will certainly miss this view!"

　　Russian Anatoly Ivanishin took command after Williams left the station. The Russiancosmonaut remains in the space station with American Kate Rubins and Japan's Takuya Onishi.

　　I'm Anne Ball.