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.

02:48Fuck.

02:49Five minutes until touchdown, everything proceeding on track, Soyuz in good shape, the crew feeling well.

03:19The crew is feeling great and audible, your decimal four in the second, copy and thank you.

03:49The crew is getting ready.

03:55The crew is flying in the middle of the second, apparently.

04:04The crew is flying in the middle of the second, the crew is flying in the middle of the second.

04:09The crew is running as a model.

04:14The crew feels great, the pressure in the SIS-776 millimeters.

04:30Copy, one and a half kilometers.

04:34We're trying to spy you as well, but we're not successful yet on the camera.

04:41Copy.

04:44Getting ready for the landing.

04:48Just a second or two before touchdown, the soft landing engines will fire.

04:53One final braking maneuver to cushion the impact.

04:58About three minutes before touchdown.

05:091,300, copy, and thank you.

05:14The crew feels great.

05:43We're ready for landing.

05:45And the first view of one of the Rosaviaza Mi-8 helicopters.

05:59900 meters, copy.

06:01Getting ready for landing.

06:02Just under two minutes until touchdown.

06:07Just under two minutes until touchdown.

06:18Copy, 600 meters.

06:21Okay.

06:22I'm sorry.

06:23I'm sorry.

06:24Okay.

06:25I'm fine.

06:26Okay.

06:27I'm fine.

06:28I'm fine.

06:29I'm fine.

06:30All right.

06:32Let's go.

06:33I'll take a second.

06:34I'll take a second.

06:36Copy, 500 meters is the altitude.

06:59The crew feels great.

07:00One minute until touchdown.

07:02It's 666.

07:06Copy.

07:08Copy.

07:104.6.

07:144.6.

07:16I'm ready.

07:20666.

07:26Copy.

07:28250 meters.

07:30Ready for landing.

07:32All is going very well.

07:34The Soyuz just seconds away from touchdown.

07:46Touchdown.

07:58And touchdown.

08:00Touchdown confirmed at 5.57 a.m. Central Time, 6.57 a.m. Eastern Time, 4.57 p.m. at the landing site.

08:12The soft landing engines firing just a second or two before touchdown.

08:18Artemyev, Matveyev, and Korsakov home after 195 days in space.

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