Three astronauts return to Earth after five months in orbit

Expedition 27 Crew Lands Safely in Kazakhstan · 8:10 · Video: NASA · Watch at the source

In short: Witness the successful touchdown of the Expedition 27 crew on the Kazakhstan steppe following their six-hour descent from the International Space Station.

The video captures the landing of the Soyuz capsule, marking the return of a diverse crew to Earth. The trio—Russian cosmonaut Dmitry Kondratyev, NASA astronaut Cady Coleman, and European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli—concluded a mission lasting more than five months as residents of the ISS.

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