Expedition 30 Landing

NASA ^ | April 27, 2012

[Selene]

The Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft carrying Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank and Flight Engineers Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin lands in Kazakhstan on April 27, 2012.

[Selene]

I did not see this on any news station. This is wild. God bless them. I'm glad they made it.

[FedsRStealingOurCountryFromUs]

Pretty sad that landing with a parachute into the dirt of Earth from deep space is beyond what we’re capable of at the moment. I know of at least one instance when Soviet Cosmonauts smacked into the Earth at terminal velocity because the parachutes failed.

[allmost]

My speakers just went Russian. WTF?

[Dallas59]

We have more pressing needs at the moment. Healthcare, “unequalization”, racism, capitalism....We need to fix these before we spend money on silly space./s

[faucetman]

True, but would the results be much different if Astronauts smacked into the ocean at terminal velocity because the parachutes failed?

[tanknetter]

I know of at least one instance when Soviet Cosmonauts smacked into the Earth at terminal velocity because the parachutes failed.

Yeah, but I know of at least one instance when American Astronauts smacked into the upper atmosphere at terminal velocity because the left wing on their gliding-return spaceship failed ...

[greenhornet68]

Back to the Future

[greenhornet68]

Sorry. Never sure which size to select. That's Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank on the left.