The Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft carrying Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank and Flight Engineers Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin landed in Kazakhstan at 13:45 CEST. They undocked from the International Space Station at 10:18 CEST, officially ending their stay.
The Soyuz performed a deorbit burn at 12:49 CEST before the descent module separated from the rest of the Russian spacecraft and entered the Earth’s atmosphere. Afterwards, the Soyuz deployed several parachutes, slowing its descent, and then fired three small engines to soften its landing.
ATV-3 seen by Expedition 30 crew from Soyuz TMA-22 just after undocking from ISS. Credit: NASA TV via @star_max76 (Quentin Déhais)
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