A manned capsule from the "Soyuz TMA-13M" spacecraft with a crew of three astronauts from the International Space Station landed at an expected site in a prairie in Kazakhstan.
A manned capsule from the "Soyuz TMA-13M" spacecraft with a crew of three astronauts from the International Space Station landed at an expected site in a prairie in Kazakhstan. Maksim Suraev (Roscosmos), Reid Wiseman (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) and Alexander Gerst (European Space Agency) have returned to the Earth.
Above: Maksim Suraev, Reid Weisman and Alexander Gerst (from left to right) after the successful landing.
Above: Maksim Suraev, Reid Weisman and Alexander Gerst (from left to right) after the successful landing.
A search-and-rescue unit of the Central Military District patrolled the expected landing site.
Above: The capsule of the "Soyuz TMA-13M" spacecraft after landing.
Above: The capsule of the "Soyuz TMA-13M" spacecraft after landing.
The space travelers were expected to land in a Kazakh prairie, 82 kilometers away from the Arkalyk settlement.
Above: Russian astronaut Maksim Suraev, during a retrieval operation of the crew from the Soyuz spacecraft.
Above: Russian astronaut Maksim Suraev, during a retrieval operation of the crew from the Soyuz spacecraft.
The spacecraft carrying the trio docked with the International Space Station on May 29.
Above: A member of the main crew of ISS expeditions 40/41 Alexander Gerst (European Space Agency) after landing.
Above: A member of the main crew of ISS expeditions 40/41 Alexander Gerst (European Space Agency) after landing.
14 Mi-8 helicopters, an An-26 transport aircraft and six special vehicles were used for the search-and-rescue operation.
Above: Mi-8 helicopters after retrieving the astronauts from the capsule.
Above: Mi-8 helicopters after retrieving the astronauts from the capsule.
Some 300 military personnel were tasked with finding the capsule and retrieving the crew.
Above: The Souyz spacecraft capsule after landing.
Above: The Souyz spacecraft capsule after landing.
The spacecraft returned with a space-born generation of experimental fruit flies.
Above: NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman during the retrieval of the crew of the spacecraft.
Above: NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman during the retrieval of the crew of the spacecraft.
Fruit flies, short-lives insects, are commonly used as test subjects for studying the effects of microgravity on complex multicellular organisms.
Above: A member of the main crew of ISS expeditions 40/41 Alexander Gerst (European Space Agency) after landing.
Above: A member of the main crew of ISS expeditions 40/41 Alexander Gerst (European Space Agency) after landing.
The experiments on the fruit flies are of profound importance for science. The results will be used for future space exploration programs.
Above: Russian astronaut Maksim Suraev after landing.
Above: Russian astronaut Maksim Suraev after landing.
Russian flight engineer Alexander Samokutyayev from ISS Expedition 41/42, Russian cosmonaut Elena Serova, and NASA’s Barry Wilmore will stay abroad the ISS.
Above: The evacuation of the crew from the Soyuz spacecraft, which docked off the International Space Station.
Above: The evacuation of the crew from the Soyuz spacecraft, which docked off the International Space Station.
The rest of the crew will for reinforcement of Russia’s Anton Shkaplerov, ESA’s Samantha Cristoforetti and NASA’s Terry Virts, who will arrive on November 24.
Above: Maksim Suraev, Reid Weisman and Alexander Gerst (from left to right) after the retrieval operation of the manned Soyuz capsule, which docked off the ISS.
Above: Maksim Suraev, Reid Weisman and Alexander Gerst (from left to right) after the retrieval operation of the manned Soyuz capsule, which docked off the ISS.
