One American astronaut and two Russians landed safely in Kazakhstan Wednesday after spending nearly six months on the International Space Station.
The U.S. space agency NASA announced that American astronaut Jeff Williams and Russian cosmonauts 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 has spent 534 days in space during four separate missions.
It is a Russian cosmonaut who holds the world record: Gennady Padalka has spent 879 days in space.
NASA wrote about Jeff Williams' experience at the space station. The U.S. space agency said Williams 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's outer atmosphere and wrote, "I will certainly miss this view!"
Russian Anatoly Ivanishin took command after Williams left the station. The Russian cosmonaut remains in the space station with American Kate Rubins and Japan's Takuya Onishi.
On his return to his homeland he finds his father working in the garden with a shovel.
当他返家时,他又看见他的父亲执着锄头在园中工作。
3.the world record 世界记录
She broke the world record for the broad jump.
她打破了跳远的世界记录。
4.social media 社交媒体
We have all witnessed the power of social media.
我们见证了社交媒体的实力。
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内容解析:
1.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.
played an important role in 扮演着重要的角色
They played an important role in the Revolutionary War period and years leading up to it.
他们发挥了重要作用,在革命战争时期和年领导了它。
Chinese restaurants have played an important role in American history, as a matter of fact.
事实上,中国餐馆在美国历史上发挥了很重要的作用。
2.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.