Soyuz spacecraft returns to Earth with two Russians, American aboard

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Soyuz spacecraft returns to Earth with two Russians, American aboard  A Soyuz spacecraft carrying an American and two Russians makes a parachute assisted landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan, southeast of the town of Dzhezkazgan.  Spanning 220 days in space, NASA astronaut Don Pettit and his crewmates, cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner, orbited the Earth 3,520 times and completed a journey of 93.3 million miles over the course of their mission.   NASA / AFP VIDEO  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe   Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net   Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion   Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital   Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein  #TheManilaTimes #worldnews  #soyuz  #spacecraft

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00:00A moment or two before touchdown, the soft landing thrusters will fire to further reduce the impact.

00:08Standing by for touchdown.

00:13And touchdown.

00:16Soyuz MS-26 is home at 8.20 p.m. Central Time, 6.20 a.m. Kazakhstan Time on Sunday morning.

00:25Don Pettit ends his seven-month mission on his 70th birthday.

00:33To approach the vehicle, making sure it is safe, free of toxic gas emissions.

00:40The Russian Mi-8 helicopters have descended.

00:44They're all on the ground now.

00:47There's Alexei Ovchinin, the Soyuz commander, who has been brought out of the vehicle, first out.

00:55As mentioned earlier, touchdown occurring at 8.20 p.m. Central Time.

01:03On Easter Sunday in Kazakhstan, Alexei Ovchinin peeling a hard-boiled egg.

01:12And Don Pettit now being extracted.

01:19Right.

01:21Right.

01:23Right.

01:25Right.

01:52Right.

01:54Right.

01:54I'll see you next time.

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