September 10, 2014
Categories: ISS, NASA, Roscosmos, Russia, Soyuz
ISS-39/40 Crew Getting Ready for the Landing

According to the ISS flight program ISS-39/40 crew finishes its mission onboard the station on September 11, 2014.

Soyuz TMA-12M crew comprising Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev and NASA astronaut Steven Swanson are getting ready for the landing. Total duration of their mission amounts to 169 days.

Today at 01:20 ISS commander NASA astronaut Steven Swanson officially  delegated the station command to Russian cosmonaut Maksim Surayev.

Soyuz TMA-12M spacecraft will undock from the ISS on September 11, 03:00, Moscow time. Descent module is expected to land at 06:25, Moscow time, 148 to the East of   of Jezqazğan town.

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