1 00:00:04,950 --> 00:00:02,950 the visiting vehicle officer 2 00:00:06,789 --> 00:00:04,960 uh reporting that the search and 3 00:00:11,910 --> 00:00:06,799 recovery forces are in direct 4 00:00:16,950 --> 00:00:13,830 and there is a live picture from the 5 00:00:21,349 --> 00:00:16,960 landing site in kazakhstan 6 00:00:23,590 --> 00:00:21,359 of the soyuz tma-20 under its main chute 7 00:00:27,109 --> 00:00:23,600 heading for a bullseye landing on the 8 00:00:29,509 --> 00:00:27,119 step of kazakhstan some 147 kilometers 9 00:00:31,189 --> 00:00:29,519 southeast of jezkasgan 10 00:00:32,709 --> 00:00:31,199 the crew is reporting that they are 11 00:01:14,710 --> 00:00:32,719 feeling well just seven and a half 12 00:01:19,510 --> 00:01:16,550 courtesy of the russian federal space 13 00:01:22,149 --> 00:01:19,520 agency live video of dimitri condrati of 14 00:01:24,149 --> 00:01:22,159 katie coleman paulo nespoli descending 15 00:01:26,710 --> 00:01:24,159 gently under their main chute 16 00:01:28,870 --> 00:01:26,720 to their landing site 17 00:01:34,630 --> 00:01:28,880 in south central kazakhstan touchdown 18 00:01:40,950 --> 00:01:37,590 clear skies balmy temperatures around 70 19 00:02:41,750 --> 00:01:40,960 degrees to greet the trio following 159 20 00:02:46,070 --> 00:02:43,830 in the descent module in the center seat 21 00:02:48,070 --> 00:02:46,080 soyuz commander dimitri kondratyev 22 00:02:51,350 --> 00:02:48,080 flanked by paulo nespoli of the european 23 00:02:53,509 --> 00:02:51,360 space agency and katie coleman of nasa 24 00:02:55,509 --> 00:02:53,519 just minutes away now from completing 25 00:02:57,910 --> 00:02:55,519 their journey that began on december 26 00:03:09,589 --> 00:02:57,920 15th with their launch from the baikonur 27 00:03:15,350 --> 00:03:12,229 remarkable live views of the soyuz and 28 00:03:17,750 --> 00:03:15,360 its descent under its main shoot 29 00:03:19,190 --> 00:03:17,760 all of the russian helicopters 30 00:03:20,949 --> 00:03:19,200 in place 31 00:03:23,670 --> 00:03:20,959 ready to touch down in sequential 32 00:03:25,750 --> 00:03:23,680 fashion after the soyuz has landed 33 00:03:28,229 --> 00:03:25,760 to begin the process of erecting an 34 00:03:30,949 --> 00:03:28,239 inflatable medical tent 35 00:03:35,830 --> 00:03:30,959 and extracting the crew into reclining 36 00:03:39,990 --> 00:03:37,830 as the trio of 37 00:03:42,789 --> 00:03:40,000 space travelers 38 00:03:46,550 --> 00:03:42,799 begin a short acclamation to a gravity 39 00:03:50,630 --> 00:03:49,270 there you can see one of the russian mi8 40 00:03:52,229 --> 00:03:50,640 helicopters 41 00:04:06,229 --> 00:03:52,239 circling in the neighborhood of the 42 00:04:10,229 --> 00:04:08,229 if this view continues we should get a 43 00:04:12,390 --> 00:04:10,239 good view of the soft landing engines 44 00:04:13,110 --> 00:04:12,400 firing just a few feet above the ground 45 00:04:15,670 --> 00:04:13,120 to 46 00:04:17,749 --> 00:04:15,680 provide one final breaking maneuver 47 00:04:20,870 --> 00:04:17,759 and enable the 48 00:04:23,110 --> 00:04:20,880 soyuz uh to gently touch down 49 00:04:24,629 --> 00:04:23,120 the altimeter on the base of the soyuz 50 00:04:27,990 --> 00:04:24,639 it provides uh 51 00:04:29,350 --> 00:04:28,000 altitude information that causes the 52 00:04:32,150 --> 00:04:29,360 contoured 53 00:04:33,830 --> 00:04:32,160 soyuz seedliners to inflate to provide 54 00:04:35,670 --> 00:04:33,840 an extra cushion against the backs of 55 00:04:37,749 --> 00:04:35,680 the three crew members in the descent 56 00:05:31,430 --> 00:04:37,759 module right before 57 00:05:36,070 --> 00:05:34,230 another one of the dozen russian mi-8 58 00:05:38,469 --> 00:05:36,080 helicopters 59 00:05:39,830 --> 00:05:38,479 getting its own bird's eye view as you 60 00:05:42,950 --> 00:05:39,840 can see uh 61 00:05:44,950 --> 00:05:42,960 them circling uh the soyuz landing 62 00:05:52,870 --> 00:05:44,960 pattern as it approaches the landing 63 00:05:58,550 --> 00:05:55,189 the helicopters were deployed both from 64 00:06:01,110 --> 00:05:58,560 jez casgan and karaganda which is the 65 00:06:02,870 --> 00:06:01,120 staging site it is in karaganda that the 66 00:06:05,430 --> 00:06:02,880 three crew members will be returned to 67 00:06:07,350 --> 00:06:05,440 it's about a two-hour helicopter ride 68 00:06:08,790 --> 00:06:07,360 to the landing site that the soyuz is 69 00:06:10,550 --> 00:06:08,800 descending to 70 00:06:12,309 --> 00:06:10,560 the three crew members will be placed in 71 00:06:15,590 --> 00:06:12,319 their own individual helicopters 72 00:06:17,830 --> 00:06:15,600 accompanied by russian nurses and their 73 00:06:20,070 --> 00:06:17,840 own flight surgeons as well as nasa and 74 00:06:23,430 --> 00:06:20,080 european space agency and russian 75 00:06:25,350 --> 00:06:23,440 federal space agency personnel 76 00:06:28,309 --> 00:06:25,360 for the trip back to karaganda a 77 00:06:30,309 --> 00:06:28,319 traditional kazakh welcoming ceremony 78 00:06:33,270 --> 00:06:30,319 nespoli and coleman will board a nasa 79 00:06:35,110 --> 00:06:33,280 plane had to fly back to houston 80 00:06:37,110 --> 00:06:35,120 kendratiev will board a gagarin 81 00:06:40,070 --> 00:06:37,120 cosmonaut training center aircraft to 82 00:06:58,710 --> 00:06:40,080 fly back to tchalovsky airfield outside 83 00:07:02,230 --> 00:07:00,390 in stark contrast to the wintry 84 00:07:04,550 --> 00:07:02,240 conditions that greeted scott kelly in 85 00:07:06,629 --> 00:07:04,560 the expedition 26 crew 86 00:07:08,150 --> 00:07:06,639 about two months ago 87 00:07:10,150 --> 00:07:08,160 a clear 88 00:07:23,189 --> 00:07:10,160 day out on the step of kazakhstan 89 00:07:30,950 --> 00:07:24,790 nearing the landing site now for 90 00:07:36,870 --> 00:07:34,150 touchdown now confirmed 91 00:07:39,909 --> 00:07:36,880 the unofficial touchdown time 92 00:07:43,029 --> 00:07:39,919 9 27 p.m central time 93 00:07:44,629 --> 00:07:43,039 8 27 a.m kazakhstan time you saw the 94 00:07:46,550 --> 00:07:44,639 descent the final descent under the 95 00:07:47,430 --> 00:07:46,560 shoots almost all the way down to the 96 00:07:49,909 --> 00:07:47,440 ground 97 00:07:52,469 --> 00:07:49,919 uh and the first of the dozen search and 98 00:07:54,950 --> 00:07:52,479 recovery helicopters has also landed 99 00:07:57,990 --> 00:07:54,960 that is the helicopter uh with uh on 100 00:08:00,150 --> 00:07:58,000 scene television equipment and the 101 00:08:02,469 --> 00:08:00,160 rsc and nergia personnel that will begin 102 00:08:04,790 --> 00:08:02,479 the quick process of erecting an 103 00:08:07,189 --> 00:08:04,800 inflatable medical tent nearby 104 00:08:08,710 --> 00:08:07,199 we should be reacquiring a television