Archive - Sep 2011
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September 16th
Expedition 28 Crew Lands Safely
Expedition 28 Commander Andrey Borisenko and Flight Engineers Alexander Samokutyaev and Ron Garan landed their Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft in Kazakhstan a few seconds before midnight EDT Friday, with an official landing time of 11:59:39 p.m. Thursday. Russian recovery teams were on hand to help the crew exit the Soyuz vehicle and adjust to gravity after 164 days in space.
The trio launched aboard the Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in April and spent 162 days living and working aboard the International Space Station.
September 15th
Crew Members Prepare for Return Home
Expedition 28 Commander Andrey Borisenko handed over station command duties to Flight Engineer Mike Fossum. Fossum will command Expedition 29. The traditional Change of Command Ceremony took place at 5:40 p.m. EDT Wednesday.
Borisenko along with Flight Engineers Ron Garan and Alexander Samokutyaev will end their mission when they undock Thursday at 8:38 p.m. They will land in Kazakhstan in their Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft at 12 a.m. Friday (10 a.m. Kazakhstan time).
ISS heard on 143.625
18.44 utc 143.625 mhz a man speaking in what sounded like Russian.
