Soyuz TMA-05M Lands in Kazakhstan
“The Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft carrying Expedition 33 Commander Suni Williams and Flight Engineers Yuri Malenchenko and Aki Hoshide landed in the steppe of Kazakhstan northeast of the remote town of Arkalyk at 8:56 p.m. EST (7:56 a.m. Monday, Kazakhstan time). A Russian recovery team and NASA personnel reached the landing site by helicopter shortly afterward to assist the crew and conduct health assessments.”
Astronaut Suni Williams on the Space Station Talks With SpaceRef’s Keith Cowing (Video and transcript)

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  1. I understand this Soyuz overshot the aim point by some distance/touchdown time. It landed in darkness (as planned) under heavy overcast.

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