Soyuz returns to Earth
Posted: Fri, Sep 29, 2006, 8:39 AM ET (1239 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying the previous ISS crew and a commercial passenger returned to Earth late Thursday. The Soyuz TMA-8 spacecraft landed about 80 kilometers northeast of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan at 9:13 pm EDT Thursday (0113 GMT Friday.) On board the Soyuz spacecraft were two members of the Expedition 13 crew, Pavel Vinogradov and Jeff Williams, who completed a six-month stay on the ISS, as well as commercial passenger Anousheh Ansari, who flew to the ISS on the Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft that launched on September 18. All three were reported to be in good condition after landing.
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying the previous ISS crew and a commercial passenger returned to Earth late Thursday. The Soyuz TMA-8 spacecraft landed about 80 kilometers northeast of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan at 9:13 pm EDT Thursday (0113 GMT Friday.) On board the Soyuz spacecraft were two members of the Expedition 13 crew, Pavel Vinogradov and Jeff Williams, who completed a six-month stay on the ISS, as well as commercial passenger Anousheh Ansari, who flew to the ISS on the Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft that launched on September 18. All three were reported to be in good condition after landing.
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