KOROLEV, Russia, May 5 (UPI) -- The International Space Station's orbit was raised 0.62 miles Thursday to help NASA's Catherine Coleman and other crew members return to Earth, Russia said.
"The readjustment is necessary to ensure the best conditions for the successful return of Soyuz TMA-20 crew to Earth on May 24," Russian Federal Space Agency's mission control center in Korolev near Moscow said before raising the space station's orbit.