Warm Welcome in Kazakhstan and Russia for Expedition 30

Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank of NASA, Russian Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov and Flight Engineer Anatoly Ivanishin were greeted in a traditional ceremony at the airport in Kustanai, Kazakhstan on April 27, 2012, hours after landing in their Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft on the steppe of Kazakhstan. After the ceremony, the crew split up, with Shkaplerov and Ivanishin returning to their training base in Star City, Russia, while Burbank boarded a NASA plane in Kustanai to return to the Johnson Space Center in Houston. The trio completed almost six months aboard the International Space Station following a launch in November. The footage includes an interview conducted with Burbank in Kustanai before beginning his trip home to Houston.

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[Tass1701]

This is the first ISS mission I followed day by day from the beginning to the end and I have to say NASA did a really good job keeping the public involved. thanks for all the coverage on youtube, twitter and blog. It really felt like I was sitting next to them.

Thanks NASA!

[pollzieboo]

they should do. There's another 3 crew members, that of Expedition 31 - are set to go up around the the 14th May.

[Tass1701]

A good place to start is youtube.com/user/ReelNASA and to follow johnson space center on twitter @NASA_Johnson

[Dan Maher]

Any tips on how to best follow the missions? Watch a lot of ntv? Any specific twitter/youtube channels? Thanks!

[Tonicwine999]

Yeah this kinda stuff is great. Really liked the speech from Burbank

[MrRRmovies]

i follow it to i love the iss !!

[Devoradoptio]

:-D Kazakh kalpak (hat)!

[SiNgHayStyle]

we need more of this & thank you

[mundoovni]

Thanks NASA! :)

[hackneysaregreat]

Great welcome!

[GT4froNz]

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