[meteorite-list] Expedition 23 Soyuz Just Landed

From: Jeff Kuyken <info_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2010 01:48:38 +1000
Message-ID: <9727E30292B84D7FA75B02A02D3B0881_at_JeffPC>

The bright flash under the capsule are two sets of 3 small engines firing
one second before touch down to reduce speed!

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4017/4662470216_8853a2277a.jpg

The Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 23 Commander
Oleg Kotov and Flight Engineers T.J. Creamer and Soichi Noguchi near the
town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, June 2, 2010. NASA Astronaut
Creamer, Russian Cosmonaut Kotov and Japanese Astronaut Noguchi are
returning from six months onboard the International Space Station where they
served as members of the Expedition 22 and 23 crews. Photo Credit:
(NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Received on Wed 02 Jun 2010 11:48:38 AM PDT