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Returing crew received Soyuz descent training for landing in the Soyuz TMA-3
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DELTA Mission concludes with successful Soyuz landing

30/04/2004 392 views 0 likes
ESA / Science & Exploration / Human and Robotic Exploration / Delta Mission

The 11-day DELTA Mission to the International Space Station (ISS) came to a successful conclusion when the Soyuz TMA-3 command module, carrying Dutch ESA astronaut André Kuipers and the ISS Expedition 8 crew, touched down early this morning near the town of Arkalyk in Kazakhstan at 07:11 local time (02:11 CEST) after a return flight of just over three hours.