In his final days of the flight, Saint-Jacques said he was refamiliarizing himself with the Soyuz craft that had been parked for the duration of their stay and took them home starting Monday afternoon. The engineer, astrophysicist and family doctor also oversaw science experiments and had numerous discussions with kids across the country during his mission. Saint-Jacques, 49, took part in a six-and-a-half hour spacewalk in April and a "cosmic catch" of SpaceX Dragon cargo using Canadarm2 - the first time a Canadian astronaut has operated the robotic arm to perform the feat. 3, 2018: Saint-Jacques blasts off into space
3, when he was part of the first crewed Soyuz mission following a rocket mishap in October that forced a spacecraft carrying two astronauts to abort and make an emergency landing. Saint-Jacques' mission began ahead of schedule on Dec. David Saint-Jacques faces long recovery after return to Earth, doctor says.CTV's W5: David Saint-Jacques, a Space Odyssey.The Canadian astronaut was joined by NASA astronaut Anne McClain and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko aboard a Soyuz capsule that landed in Kazakhstan. The native of Saint-Lambert, Que., has set a record for the longest single spaceflight by a Canadian at 204 days. David Saint-Jacques returned to Earth on Monday after more than six months aboard the International Space Station.
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