Expedition 17 SOYUZ TMA-12 touchdown 10/24/08

Expedition 17 Crew Lands in Kazakhstan.

Commander Sergei Volkov and Flight Engineer Oleg Kononenko of the 17th International Space Station crew landed on the steppes of Kazakhstan at 11:37 p.m. EDT Thursday after more than six months in space.

All three people aboard the Soyuz TMA-12 spacecraft were reported to be in good condition after their re-entry and landing.

A Russian recovery team and NASA personnel reached the landing site by helicopter shortly after the Soyuz touched down. They helped the crew members into reclining chairs for medical tests and set up a medical tent nearby.

With Volkov and Kononenko was spaceflight participant Richard Garriott. He launched to the station Oct. 12 with the Expedition 18 crew, Commander Mike Fincke and Flight Engineer Yury Lonchakov, under contract with the Russian Federal Space Agency.
Credit:NASA

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Congratulations to the whole crew and the staff that supported them on the ground! We are very happy to have Richard back safely.

--From Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa MMORPG team