Space station crew safely back on Earth March 12, 2015 Bill Condie Bill Condie is a science journalist based in Adelaide, Australia. By Bill Condie International Space Station Expedition 42 personnel have landed safely near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. Commander Barry Wilmore of NASA, Alexander Samokutyaev and Elena Serova of the Russian Federal Space Agency returned to Earth after a 167-day mission. Originally published by Cosmos as Space station crew safely back on Earth