Science and Exploration

Watching Soyuz Landing Rockets Fire

By Keith Cowing
Press Release
September 5, 2017
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Watching Soyuz Landing Rockets Fire
Soyuz Landing Rockets Fire
NASA/BILL INGALLS

The Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 52 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of Roscosmos and Flight Engineers Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer of NASA near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017 (Kazakh time).
Whitson is returning after 288 days in space where she served as a member of the Expedition 50, 51 and 52 crews. Yurchikhin and Fischer are returning after 136 days in space where they served as members of the Expedition 51 and 52 crews onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 52 Soyuz MS-04 Landing (NHQ201709030001) Larger image

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