Ansari, 40, was due to return to Earth on Sept. 29, along with cosmonaut Pavel Vinogradov and astronaut Jeffrey Williams, who have been on the station since April.

• 40岁的安萨里将于9月29日和宇航员帕维尔·维诺格拉多夫及杰夫里·威廉姆斯一起返回地球，这两位宇航员从今年4月份起就进入了空间站。