ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Paolo Nespoli is seen during a Karaganda Airport welcome ceremony in Kazakhstan on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. 2017. Ryazanskiy, Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Ryazanskiy and NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik are returning after 139 days in space where they served as members of the Expedition 52 and 53 crews onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)