Russian-U.S. astronauts land safely after thier little mission, page 1

Three astronauts, two Russian and one American landed safely in Kazakhstan in pre-dawn hours after exiting from the International Space Station. They left behind fellow astronauts who will do their jobs for next six months, before being rotated.

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A Russian Soyuz craft has landed in Kazakhstan bringing an American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts back from the International Space Station or ISS. Two of the men spent six months on the station.

American astronaut Michael Fincke and Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka returned after spending the last six months on the ISS as part of the normal six-month rotation.

Soyuz spacecraft have served as the only link with the ISS since NASA grounded all American space shuttles after the Columbia shuttle disaster last year that killed all 7 astronauts on board.

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It is sad that NASA hasn't recoverd from its seven member loss which happened last year. How long will it be before NASA begins its stopped program? Only NASA knows.

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