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ISS Crew Returns in Soyuz Capsule

Posted by michael on from the safe-as-houses dept.

physicsnerd writes "According to CNN the Soyuz capsule from the International Space Station has landed in Kazakhstan. This is the first time US Astronauts have ever landed outside of the US."

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  1. Capsules by mharris007 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I didn't even realize that space programs in US or Russia were even using space capsules as opposed to shuttles anymore.

    I bet they are a crapload less comfortable than space shuttles.

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  2. Re:outside the US ? by brejc8 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    I thought they landed on the moon. But I'm not a subscriber to the faked moon landings theory.

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  3. Re:First outside the US ? by cperciva · · Score: 0, Redundant

    First landing outside the US. Landing implies the presence of land.

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  4. Re:outside the US ? by damiam · · Score: 0, Redundant

    It's not exactly landing if you do it on the ocean.

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  5. They had to search?!?!?! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    What ever happened to a simple technology like at gps hooked up to a sat phone?

    There should have been no searching at all for the capsule( or its radio beacon).

  6. Re:First to land outside the US? by DCowern · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Why is everyone so hung up on this 1st to land outside the US thing? Does it really matter? It's just CNN's way of saying "Hey guys! Look! This story is special and out of the ordinary you should go read it RIGHT NOW!"

    It's a gimmick -- a ploy. That's all.

    Please note: I'm not calling the landing itself a ploy or gimmick nor am I deriding the accomplishments of the astronauts. I'm just saying that you see that line repeated over and over again because it's CNN's way of hyping the story.