Soyuz TMA-21 with 3 astronauts on board successfully landed in Kazakhstan 19 сентября 2011, 13:41

Экипаж именного космического корабля "Союз ТМА-21" "Гагарин":астронавт НАСА Рональд Гаран, космонавт Александр Самокутяев и космонавт Андрей Борисенко (слева направо). ©РИА Новости

Soyuz TMA-21 capsule successfully landed in Kazakhstan, RIA Novosti reports. Soyuz TMA-21 craft undocked from the orbiter with two Russians (Andrey Borisenko and Aleksandr Samokutyayev) and a NASA astronaut (Ronald Garan) on board. The capsule landed in the area close to the planned one. The crew is in a good condition, Flights Control Center said citing the officer of search and rescue team. Landing process was controlled by three planes (An-26 and An-12), 14 MI-8 helicopters and 7 evacuation vehicles. After a medical check-up in a mobile hospital astronauts were sent to Karaganda airport for a flight to Chkalovskiy airport. The landing was scheduled for 08:00 a.m. Moscow time 149 km south-east of Zhezkazgan. Initially landing of Soyuz TMA-21 was scheduled for September 8 but was delayed because of emergency launch of Progress M-12M craft.

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