A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russian cosmonauts and one American astronaut from the International Space Station (ISS) successfully landed in Kazakhstan on Monday, marking the end of a record-breaking mission for the Russian pair. The capsule touched down on the Kazakh steppe approximately 3 1/2 hours after departing from the ISS, with a smooth descent reported.
During the final stage of landing, the capsule descended under a red-and-white parachute at a speed of about 7.2 meters per second (16 mph), with small rockets firing in the last moments to soften the touchdown. The astronauts were then extracted from the capsule and seated nearby to aid in their adjustment to Earth's gravity, followed by medical examinations in a nearby tent.
