Bucket list tip: The scenery is just as stunning at night. "It's one of the darkest places in the U.S. You can see the Milky Way really well out there."

"Excellent, good job, Mike."

STORY WRITTEN FOR & USED WITH PERMISSIONPosted: April 29, 2004Outgoing space station commander Michael Foale, flight engineer Alexander Kaleri and Dutch astronaut Andre Kuipers returned to Earth aboard a Soyuz ferry craft this evening, safely touching down on target in Kazakhstan at 8:12 p.m. EDT (0012 GMT). Foale gives a thumbs up after exiting the Soyuz capsule. Credit: NASARecovery crews had the spacecraft in sight during the latter stages of its descent and helicopters carrying flight surgeons and other personnel were on the scene in minutes. Within 15 minutes of landing, all three crew members had been assisted out of the cramped, upright Soyuz and helped into reclining chairs. Support crews offered hot tea and congratulations."A bullseye touchdown for the crew," reported NASA spokesman Rob Navias, on the scene in north central Kazakhstan. "It's a brilliant morning, the sun is just beginning to rise, crystal clear skies, just perfect weather, no wind at all."Again, Andre Kuipers in the process of being extracted, Mike Foale flashing me a smile, I'm standing right in front of him at the moment. Alexander Kaleri is in the process of talking to former cosmonaut Alexander Alexandrov from RSC Energia as he takes a sip of tea, having guided the Soyuz TMA-3 capsule to an on-target, bullseye touchdown. ... A very jubilant scene here in north central Kazakhstan."Additional coverage for subscribers:VIDEO:THURSDAY'S FAREWELL CEREMONY BEFORE UNDOCKING VIDEO:CREW MEMBERS BOARD SOYUZ AND CLOSE THE HATCH VIDEO:SOYUZ CAPSULE UNDOCKS FROM THE SPACE STATION VIDEO:CAPSULE FIRES THRUSTERS TO INCREASE SEPARATION SPEED VIDEO:CREWMATES WELCOMED IN KUSTANAI, KAZAKHSTAN VIDEO:THE CREW SPEAKS ABOUT THEIR RETURN TO EARTH VIDEOOST-LANDING INTERVIEW WITH CHIEF NASA ASTRONAUT VIDEOOST-LANDING INTERVIEW WITH EXPEDITION 10 COMMANDER VIDEOREVIEW THE EXPEDITION 9 MISSION VIDEO:MEET THE NEW STATION CREW IN THIS NARRATED MOVIE Ares 1-X PatchThe official embroidered patch for the Ares 1-X rocket test flight, is available for purchase.Apollo CollageThis beautiful one piece set features the Apollo program emblem surrounded by the individual mission logos.Expedition 21The official embroidered patch for the International Space Station Expedition 21 crew is now available from our stores.Hubble PatchThe official embroidered patch for mission STS-125, the space shuttle's last planned service call to the Hubble Space Telescope, is available for purchase. | | | | 2014 Spaceflight Now Inc.Soyuz crew returns to Earth after 188 days in orbitSPACEFLIGHT NOWPosted: May 15, 2014 A trio of veteran space fliers returned to Earth on Tuesday, U.S. time, after a 188-day expedition aboard the International Space Station.Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata, Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin and NASA flight engineer Rick Mastracchio departed the space station with undocking of their Soyuz TMA-11M spaceship at 6:36 p.m. EDT (2236 GMT).The three-man crew descended through the atmosphere buckled in custom-molded couches inside the cramped Soyuz landing capsule, which deployed a large orange and white parachute and fired "soft landing" rockets to cushion its impact with the ground.Touchdown in Kazakhstan occurred at 9:57 p.m. EDT Tuesday (0157 GMT Wednesday).These photos show the capsule's final descent and the extraction of Wakata, Tyurin and Mastracchio by Russian ground forces.Read our for details on the landing.

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