U.S.-Russian space trio lands safely despite bad weather
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Flight engineer Ryazansky of Russia walks out of a helicopter upon his arrival in Karaganda
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Former ISS commander Kotov and flight engineers Ryazansky of Russia and Hopkins from the U.S. attend a news conference in Karaganda
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Astronaut Hopkins of the U.S. holds a musical instrument during a news conference in Karaganda
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Former ISS commander Kotov of Russia attends a news conference in Karaganda
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An American astronaut and two Russians who carried a Sochi Olympic torch into open space landed safely and on time on Tuesday in Kazakhstan, defying bad weather and ending their 166-day mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
"We have a landing!" read a huge TV screen at Russia's Mission Control outside Moscow as the descent capsule hit the frozen ground at 0924 (0324 GMT) southeast of the town of Zhezkazgan in central Kazakhstan. (Reuters)