With the ISS to Earth: Artemyev, Skvortsov and Swanson landed in the Kazakh steppe – Moskovsky Komsomolets

They stayed in orbit 175 days

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From the semi-annual expedition to the ISS back to Earth Two Russian kosmonavata and NASA astronaut. They have learned from the crew capsule. During their stay, the crew of “Soyuz” has launched a nano-satellite, conducted several scientific experiments, as well as a number of works from American ships Cygnus and Dragon.

Soldiers of the search and rescue team recovered the astronauts returned to Earth from the landing apparatus, their state is normal, RIA “Novosti” representative in Moscow Mission Control Center.

“Hatches capsules open. At the Earth from space, semi-annual trips back Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev and NASA astronaut Steven Swanson. They worked on the ISS 170 days “.

The path to orbit took a few hours. Moment undock shown on big screens in the Mission Control Center. The capsule landed in the planned area in the steppes of Kazakhstan. Safety during landing descent vehicle “Soyuz TMA-12M” contributed about 200 troops, 14 helicopters Mi-8, 3 AN-12 and AN-26, 6 units of motor-vehicles.

Returning to Earth members of the crew of the ISS will first medical examination, and then to be delivered by a special flight to the Star City.

Crew members of space ship “Soyuz TMA-12M” during their stay on the ISS performed a number of works with the Russian cargo ship “Progress” European “truck” ATV-5, American ships Cygnus and Dragon.

Skvortsov and Artemyev also performed two spacewalks. During one of the “space walks” they launched nanosatellite. The astronauts also performed research program, of which only the Russian consisted of 49 experiments.

Before the arrival of the ISS next expedition will continue work on the orbit of Russian cosmonaut Maxim Surayev, NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman and European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst.

The new space expedition is scheduled for September 26, 2014. Go to the ISS Russian woman cosmonaut Yelena Serova, Alexander Samokutyaev and American Barry Wilmore. The crew has to perform at the station for more than 50 experiments, as well as remove the old equipment during spacewalks.