ISS Expedition 10 Safely Back 25 April 2005

the crew to Arkalyk to meet the rest of the recovery forces.

The crew's friends and families are expected to greet them upon their arrival at Star City, Russia, about eight hours after landing. Chiao and Sharipov will remain in Star City for a few weeks of post-flight debriefings and medical exams before returning to Houston in mid-May.

Chiao and Sharipov spent 192 days, 19 hours and two minutes in space. They launched on October

13 on the same Soyuz spacecraft that brought them home. For six months, the pair maintained systems and conducted scientific research onboard the Station. Their accomplishments included Commander and NASA ISS Science Officer Leroy replacing critical hardware in the Joint Quest Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov, the Airlock; repairing U.S. spacesuits; and submitting a 10th crew of the International Space Station, scientific research paper on ultrasound use in landed in the steppes of Kazakhstan in their Soyuz space. Chiao was also the first astronaut to vote in spacecraft at 6:08 p.m. EDT Sunday, after more the U.S. Presidential election from space. The crew than six months in space. completed two spacewalks, including experiment Expedition 10 Commander and NASA Station installation and tasks to prepare the Station for the Science Officer Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer arrival of a new European cargo spacecraft next Salizhan Sharipov landed in central Asia this year. evening after traveling more than 78 million miles during their mission. Returning with them was Aboard the Station, the Expedition 11 crew, European Space Agency Astronaut Roberto Vittori. Commander Sergei Krikalev and Flight Engineer He spent eight days aboard the Station conducting and NASA Station Science Officer John Phillips, is research. beginning a six-month mission. It will include the resumption of Space Shuttle flights and two Image: Expedition 10 Flight Engineer Salizhan spacewalks from the Station. Expedition 11 is Sharipov exits the helicopter that carried the crew scheduled to return to Earth on October 7, 2005. to Arkalyk. Credit: NASA Krikalev and Phillips will have light duty for the next After a flawless descent by the Soyuz spacecraft, two days, as they rest after completing a busy Chiao, Sharipov and Vittori landed on target in handover period. For the past week, they have north-central Kazakhstan, about 53 miles (85 been learning about Station operations from the kilometers) northeast of the town of Arkalyk, at two men who called the ship home since October. 6:08 p.m. EDT. This was the ninth Soyuz to go to Chiao and Sharipov briefed Krikalev and Phillips on the Station and return. day-to-day operations and gave them hands-on opportunities at Station maintenance. Chiao and Recovery forces arrived at the site within minutes Phillips restored the Quest airlock to working order of touchdown. The area was saturated from recent for future spacewalks and practiced operating the rains and melting winter snow, so the first recovery Canadarm2 robotic arm. team members to reach the scene decided to fly

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