Photos: Soyuz Capsule Lands Safely With 3-Man Crew

Ron Garan Waves

NASA/Bill Ingalls

Expedition 28 Flight Engineer Ron Garan waves as he is carried in a chair to the medical tent shortly after he and Expedition 28 Commander Andrey Borisenko, and Flight Engineer Alexander Samokutyaev landed in their Soyuz TMA-21 Soyuz Capsule in a remote area outside the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Friday, Sept. 16, 2011.

Engineer Alexander Samokutyaev Smiles

NASA/Bill Ingalls

Expedition 28 Flight Engineer Alexander Samokutyaev smiles as he is carried in a chair to the medical tent shortly after he and Expedition 28 Commander Andrey Borisenko, and Flight Engineer Ron Garan landed in their Soyuz TMA-21 Soyuz Capsule in a remote area outside the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Friday, Sept. 16, 2011.

Soyuz Crew Members Exit Safely

NASA/Bill Ingalls

Russian support personnel work to help get crew members out of the Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft shortly after the capsule landed with Expedition 28 Commander Andrey Borisenko, and Flight Engineers Ron Garan, and Alexander Samokutyaev in a remote area outside of the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Friday, Sept. 16, 2011.

Soyuz TMA-21 Crew Members Exit

NASA/Bill Ingalls

Russian support personnel work to help get crew members out of the Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft shortly after the capsule landed with Expedition 28 Commander Andrey Borisenko, and Flight Engineers Ron Garan, and Alexander Samokutyaev in a remote area outside of the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Friday, Sept. 16, 2011.

Russian Search and Rescue Helicopter Approaches

NASA/Bill Ingalls

A Russian Search and Rescue helicopter approaches the landing site of the Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft shortly after it landed with Expedition 28 Commander Andrey Borisenko, and Flight Engineers Ron Garan, and Alexander Samokutyaev in a remote area outside of the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Friday, Sept. 16, 2011.

Expedition 28 Landing

NASA/Bill Ingalls

The Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 28 Commander Andrey Borisenko, and Flight Engineers Ron Garan, and Alexander Samokutyaev in a remote area outside of the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Friday, Sept. 16, 2011.

Soyuz TMA-21 Landing

NASA/Bill Ingalls

The Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 28 Commander Andrey Borisenko, and Flight Engineers Ron Garan, and Alexander Samokutyaev in a remote area outside of the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Friday, Sept. 16, 2011.

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