Three astronauts return to Earth today, after touching down safely in Kazakhstan aboard their capsule in the pre-dawn hours of Monday morning. The landing marks the culmination of a 127 day mission to the international space station, and only the fourth time a Soyuz capsule has landed at night in its missions to the  (ISS). Upon approval of the medical team Williams and Hoshide will return to Houston, Texas, while Malenchenko heads back to  .
Three astronauts return to Earth today, after touching down safely in Kazakhstan aboard their capsule in the pre-dawn hours of Monday morning. The landing marks the culmination of a 127 day mission to the international space station, and only the fourth time a Soyuz capsule has landed at night in its missions to the International Space Station (ISS). Upon approval of the medical team Williams and Hoshide will return to Houston, Texas, while Malenchenko heads back to , Russia .
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