TMA-17M touches down

(Before It's News)

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One hundred and forty one (141) days after their launch to the International Space Station, the Soyuz TMA-17M crew of Oleg Kononenko, Kjell Lindgren and Kimiya Yui returned to Earth Friday (Dec 11). Lowered under a parachute to a rare night landing, the Expedition 44/45 crewmates touched down safely on board the Soyuz capsule on the steppe of Kazakhstan.

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