NASA Director for Human Space Flight Programs, Russia, Mark Thiessen, talks about NASA’s readiness for the landing of Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, and Belarus spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya, during a meeting with Roscosmos and Russian Search and Recovery Forces at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Karaganda, Kazakhstan, Thursday, April 4, 2024, Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara, center, is seen with NASA Director for Human Space Flight Programs, Russia, Mark Thiessen, left, and NASA Chief of the Astronaut Office Joe Acaba, right, as she arrives at the Karaganda Airport in Kazakhstan a few hours after she, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, and Belarus spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya landed in their Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Saturday, April 6, 2024. O’Hara is returning to Earth after logging 204 days in space as a member of Expeditions 69-70 aboard the International Space Station and Novitskiy and Vasilevskaya return after having spent the last 14 days in space. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)