Science and Exploration

Photo: Soyuz TMA-16 At The Instant of Touchdown

By Keith Cowing
May 24, 2013
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The Soyuz TMA-16 spacecraft is seen as it lands with NASA astronaut Jeffrey Williams, Expedition 22 commander, and Russian cosmonaut Maxim Suraev, Expedition 22 flight engineer, onboard. The Soyuz landed near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan March 18, 2010. The two are returning from six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 21 and 22 crews. Photo credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls high res (0.6 M) low res (123 K)

The Soyuz TMA-16 spacecraft is seen as it lands with NASA astronaut Jeffrey Williams, Expedition 22 commander, and Russian cosmonaut Maxim Suraev, Expedition 22 flight engineer, onboard. The Soyuz landed near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan March 18, 2010. The two are returning from six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 21 and 22 crews. Photo credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls high res (0.6 M) low res (123 K)

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