Soyuz Landing Day Photos for ISS Expedition 36 Crew (Gallery)

Commander Pavel Vinogradov Arrive at Chkalovsky Airport

NASA/Bill Ingalls

Expedition 36 Commander Pavel Vinogradov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), bottom left, and Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos, top left, arrive at the Chkalovsky airport outside Star City, Russia several hours after they and, Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy of NASA landed their Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013.

Expedition 36 Commander and Flight Engineer Welcomed After Soyuz Landing

NASA/Bill Ingalls

Expedition 36 Commander Pavel Vinogradov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), bottom left, and Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos are welcomed by family, friends and colleagues at the Chkalovsky airport outside Star City, Russia several hours after they and, Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy of NASA landed their Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013.

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