Soyuz TM-33 spacecraft, slowed greatly by a parachute, nears landing not far from the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, to put the final touches on a successful Soyuz 4 ISS Taxi mission. Landing occurred at 7:52 a.m. Moscow time. Onboard were Yuri Gidzenko, commander; Roberto Vittori, flight engineer; and space flight participant Mark Shuttleworth of South Africa. Gidzenko is with Rosaviakosmos and Vittori represents the European Space Agency (ESA)
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Soyuz TM-33 spacecraft, slowed greatly by a parachute, nears landing not far from the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, to put the final touches on a successful Soyuz 4 ISS Taxi mission. Landing occurred at 7:52 a.m. Moscow time. Onboard were Yuri Gidzenko, commander; Roberto Vittori, flight engineer; and space flight participant Mark Shuttleworth of South Africa. Gidzenko is with Rosaviakosmos and Vittori represents the European Space Agency (ESA)