Touchdown! Soyuz Carrying 3 Cosmonaunts Lands In Kazakhstan

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A Soyuz spacecraft carrying cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev, and Sergey Korsakov safely returned to Earth, touching down in Kazakhstan after undocking from the International Space Station. The crew completed their mission following a smooth departure and landing sequence.  Credit: NASA

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00:00The crew feels great.

00:1713.2

00:22Seven and a half minutes before touchdown.

00:26Oleg Artemiev continuing to report back that the crew is feeling great.

00:33300 meters for the altimeter.

00:38300 meters off the ground.

00:41Clear skies, temperatures in the mid-40s Fahrenheit.

00:48Clear skies, temperatures in the mid-40s Fahrenheit.

00:55Awaiting the arrival of Artemiev, Madveyev and Korsakov.

01:02Just minutes away from wrapping up 195 days away from the planet.

01:10Do you see?

01:25Yes, I see.

01:29We should be seeing a few minutes from now.

01:36We should be seeing a few minutes from now.

01:43The presence of MI-8 helicopters with the search and recovery forces aboard.

01:50Basically circling the landing zone, awaiting touchdown, at which point they will land themselves

01:57in sequential fashion to begin the process of arriving at the spacecraft to save the vehicle

02:04and begin the extraction of the crew.

02:08Copy.

02:23Copy.

02:25Copy.

02:31Direct.

02:33Direct.

02:34Direct.

02:39Direct.

02:44The Type-Full.

02:53Five minutes until touchdown, everything proceeding on track.

03:09Soyuz in good shape, the crew feeling well.

03:11The crew is feeling great, inaudible.

03:30Your decimal four in the second.

03:41President, thank you.

03:43Copy and thank you.

03:52Should I fly?

03:56It's a very small sector.

03:58I can see the elevator.

04:01Oh, okay, I don't need it.

04:03You can see.

04:05I don't like it, it's pushed.

04:08Are you looking at the eyes?

04:10No.

04:11I don't need it.

04:17The crew feels great, the pressure in the SIS 776 millimeters.

04:29Copy, one and a half kilometers.

04:33We're trying to spy you as well, but we're not successful yet on the camera.

04:39We're up.

04:40Copy.

04:45Getting ready for the landing.

04:47Just a second or two before touchdown, the soft landing engines will fire.

04:52One final braking maneuver to cushion the impact.

04:58About three minutes before touchdown.

05:001,300.

05:011,300.

05:021,300.

05:03Copy and thank you.

05:041,300.

05:051,300.

05:06Copy and thank you.

05:071,300.

05:081,300.

05:091,300.

05:10Copy and thank you.

05:111,400.

05:121,500.

05:131,300.

05:142,500.

05:151,300.

05:162,500.

05:171,300.

05:181,600.

05:191,400.

05:20Energy will hail the throw.

05:212,400.

05:221,200.

05:232,000.

05:241,400.

05:252,400.

05:262,200.

05:27The crew feels great, we are ready for landing.

05:48And the first view of one of the Rosaviaza Mi-8 helicopters.

05:56900 meters, copy. Getting ready for landing.

06:05Just under two minutes until touchdown.

06:11Well, what's next?

06:18300, 500 meters.

06:20Copy 600 meters.

06:22Is it okay?

06:23I'm fine.

06:24I'm fine.

06:25I'm fine.

06:26I'm fine.

06:27I'm fine.

06:28I'm fine.

06:29I'm fine.

06:30All right.

06:31Let's go.

06:32Copy 500 meters.

06:33Is the altitude?

06:34The crew feels great.

06:35One minute until touchdown.

06:39It's 666.

06:40Copy.

06:41Copy 500 meters is the altitude.

06:42The crew feels great.

06:43One minute until touchdown.

06:44It's 666.

06:45Copy.

06:46Copy.

06:474.6.

06:484.6.

06:49The crew is ready for landing.

06:50I'm fine.

06:51I'm fine.

06:52I'm fine.

06:53I'm fine.

06:54I'm fine.

06:55Copy.

06:56500 meters is the altitude.

06:57The crew feels great.

06:58Copy.

06:59500 meters is the altitude.

07:00The crew feels great.

07:01One minute until touchdown.

07:02It's 666.

07:03Six hundred sixty-six.

07:05Six hundred sixty-six.

07:07...принято?

07:07Copy.

07:08...да.

07:10...4.6.

07:15...4.6.

07:17...так может, я приготовил.

07:22...

07:32...

07:38...

07:42All is going very well.

07:44The Soyuz are just seconds away from touchdown.

08:00And touchdown!

08:01Touchdown confirmed at 5.57 a.m. Central Time, 6.57 a.m. Eastern Time, 4.57 p.m. at the landing site.

08:13The soft landing engines firing just a second or two before touchdown.

08:19Artemyev, Medveev, and Korsakov home after 195 days in space.

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