September 11, 2013
Categories: Soyuz
Soyuz TMA-10M Descent Module Successfully Landed in the Steppe of Kazakhstan

On September 10, 2013, 23.35 UTC (September 11, 2013, 03.35 Moscow time) Soyuz TMA-08M with Pavel Vinogradov, Alexander Misurkin and Christopher Cassidy onboard undocked from the ISS and started its way back to the Earth.

On September 11, 2013, 02.58 UTC (06.58 Moscow time) decsent module of Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft successfully landed 146 km to the South East from Zhekazgan town in Kazakhstan. The crew feels good. Total mission duration amounts to 166 days, 6 hours and 15 minutes.

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