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Gennady Padalka and Sergei Revin arrived at Chkalovsky Airport, nearby Star City, to their families after their Soyuz landing. 

Gennady’s hair doesn’t look as cool when it’s lying flat.

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The landing of Soyuz TMA-04M. The crew landed after almost 125 days aboard the International Space Station.

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Also look! Look! Gennady signing the capsule! They haven’t done this in quite a while, since the 80’s. It says House Museum named after Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, which is where it’s going and then his name underneath.

Also look! Look! Gennady signing the capsule! They haven’t done this in quite a while, since the 80’s. It says House Museum named after Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, which is where it’s going and then his name underneath.

Sorry, for the pause but they’re all out now! They all look pretty good.

They’ve landed!

The Soyuz’s parachutes have now deployed. One of the search and rescue Antonovs is in communication with the crew

Gennady waving goodbye. The hatches are closed and now they do leak checks.

Gennady waving goodbye. The hatches are closed and now they do leak checks.

Soyuz TMA-04M lands today! The approximate schedule:
3:55pm ET (12:55pm PT): Farewell & Hatch Closure
7:09pm ET (4:09pm PT): Undocking
9:56pm ET (6:56pm PT): Deorbit Burn
10:53 pm ET (7:53pm PT): Landing in Kazakhstan
You can watch here. I’ll also be liveblogging as it goes on.

Soyuz TMA-04M lands today! The approximate schedule:

  • 3:55pm ET (12:55pm PT): Farewell & Hatch Closure
  • 7:09pm ET (4:09pm PT): Undocking
  • 9:56pm ET (6:56pm PT): Deorbit Burn
  • 10:53 pm ET (7:53pm PT): Landing in Kazakhstan

You can watch here. I’ll also be liveblogging as it goes on.


Chronicling the adventures of Soviet and Russian cosmonauts

(and unmanned programs too!)