The Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft carrying Russian cosmonauts Alexander Samokutyaev and Elena Serova (Roscosmos) and US astronaut Barry Wilmore (NASA) successfully landed in Kazakhstan after departing from the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday.
The crew landed shortly after 05:00 Moscow time (02:00 GMT). The spacecraft “landed in the planned area, about 146 kilometers southeast of the city of Zhezkazgan,” the Mission Control Center said, adding that “the crew is feeling good.”
Serova was the first Russian female cosmonaut to work aboard a space station in 20 years. The landing of the Soyuz craft was broadcast live by Roscosmos and NASA, with viewers reporting on each stage of the crew’s journey to Earth on Twitter.
There was some excitement during the unloading of the crew from the capsule, which took about 20 minutes, but the astronauts emerged in good health – including the smiling and waving Serova, who was brought out last… see more
source: RT
Tags: Russian US crew, Science, Soyuz
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