Russian cosmonauts returned to Earth
The landing of the ISS crew, who stayed in orbit for about 170 days, was in normal mode. 2 domestic astronaut and NASA astronaut landed in the Kazakh steppe in the estimated time, were evacuated arrived on the scene rescuers.
Delivery of the ISS - 2 Russian astronauts and astronaut NASA to orbit the Earth have committed lander manned spacecraft "Soyuz TMA-14M. Aircraft rescue caught the special signal transmitter onboard apparatus, and led him to the place of landing.
"The capsule landed in the planned landing area, approximately 146 km South-East of the city of Zhezkazgan" - quoted by TASS in Moscow region the mission control Center. Then to the place of landing was nominated experts search and rescue teams. First evacuated Alexander Samokutyaev, and then Barry Wilmore and Elena Serov. "The crew feels wonderful," said the MCC.
Successful completion of the expedition approved by Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Rogozin. "We all normally. The crew got out of the capsule. You feel great. Serov best on the measured pressure," he wrote on his own Twitter page.
Before landing, the astronauts managed to hold on orbit approximately 170 days. Aboard the station remained to keep watch 3 inhabitants of our planet - the space Agency astronaut Anton Shkaplerov, astronaut of the European space Agency Samantha Cristoforetti and NASA astronaut Terry was Werts, who became commander of the ISS instead of departed Wilmore.
A new crew of astronauts Gennady Padalka and Mikhail Kornienko, and even astronaut Scott Kelly is expected to travel to the International space station on the Soyuz TMA-16M from the Baikonur cosmodrome on March 27. When space will go just returning astronauts, not told.
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