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4 May 2012. Add 6 photos and captions from pool photographers.

28 April 2012

Space Station Expedition 30 Soyuz Capsule Landing

These show the International Space Station Expedition 30 Soyuz capsule landing on April 27, 2012, in Kazakhstan. It was carrying a NASA astronaut, Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank, and two Russians, Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin on the return flight after leaving on November 14, 2011.

Photos by NASA and Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC).

Space Station Expedition 30 Soyuz Capsule Landing
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Dust plumes are caused by retro-rockets fired just before landing.

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Russia's space agency ground personnel check a Soyuz capsule with a three-men crew, two Russians and an American on board, shortly after landing outside the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, Friday, April 27, 2012. A Soyuz space capsule carrying Anton Shkaplerov, Anatoly Ivanishin and NASA's Daniel Burbank touched down safely Friday on the sweeping steppes of central Kazakhstan, ending the men's 163-day stay on the International Space Station. (Kirill Kudryavtsev, Pool)
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From left, US astronaut Daniel Burbank, Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov, and Anatoly Ivanishin are inside a Soyuz capsule shortly after landing outside the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, Friday, April 27, 2012. A Soyuz space capsule carrying Anton Shkaplerov, Anatoly Ivanishin and NASA's Daniel Burbank touched down safely Friday on the sweeping steppes of central Kazakhstan, ending the men's 163-day stay on the International Space Station. (Sergei Remezov, Pool)

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Russia's space agency ground personnel carry Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov shortly after landing outside the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, Friday, April 27, 2012. A Soyuz space capsule carrying Anton Shkaplerov, Anatoly Ivanishin and NASA's Daniel Burbank touched down safely Friday on the sweeping steppes of central Kazakhstan, ending the men's 163-day stay on the International Space Station. (Sergei Remezov, Pool)

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Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov shows the V-sign for victory shortly after his landing in a Soyuz capsule outside the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, Friday, April 27, 2012. A Soyuz space capsule carrying Anton Shkaplerov, Anatoly Ivanishin and NASA's Daniel Burbank touched down safely Friday on the sweeping steppes of central Kazakhstan, ending the men's 163-day stay on the International Space Station. (AP Photo/Kirill Kudryavtsev, Pool)

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Russia's space agency ground personnel assist Russian cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin in getting out of the Soyuz capsule shortly after landing outside the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, Friday, April 27, 2012. A Soyuz space capsule carrying Anton Shkaplerov, Anatoly Ivanishin and NASA's Daniel Burbank touched down safely Friday on the sweeping steppes of central Kazakhstan, ending the men's 163-day stay on the International Space Station. (Sergei Remezov, Pool)

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Dan Burbank Extracted

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Left to right, Burbank, Shkaplero and Ivanishin

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Medical Examination Station

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[Image]From left, US astronaut Daniel Burbank, Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin attend a press conference in Kazakhstan's town of Kostanay, Friday, April 27, 2012, some hours after landing in a Soyuz capsule. A Soyuz space capsule carrying Anton Shkaplerov, Anatoly Ivanishin and NASA's Daniel Burbank touched down safely Friday on the sweeping steppes of central Kazakhstan, ending the men's 163-day stay on the International Space Station. (Kirill Kudryavtsev, Pool)