1 00:00:08,230 --> 00:00:06,309 alexander schwartzoff on the left 2 00:00:09,430 --> 00:00:08,240 artemyev in the middle swanson on the 3 00:00:11,430 --> 00:00:09,440 right as 4 00:00:12,950 --> 00:00:11,440 they say goodbye to 5 00:00:15,270 --> 00:00:12,960 their colleagues who they have been 6 00:00:22,230 --> 00:00:15,280 aboard the station with since may saying 7 00:00:27,750 --> 00:00:25,269 say it again i didn't copy 8 00:01:16,149 --> 00:00:27,760 everything is nominal we can see 9 00:01:22,870 --> 00:01:19,670 a very close-knit crew 10 00:01:24,870 --> 00:01:22,880 squarts off swanson and our timiev about 11 00:01:26,789 --> 00:01:24,880 to uh 12 00:01:30,069 --> 00:01:26,799 moscow 13 00:01:32,469 --> 00:01:30,079 all right so i think they will be going 14 00:01:34,469 --> 00:01:32,479 and transitioning to the 15 00:01:49,990 --> 00:01:34,479 vehicle already yes you have our goal 16 00:01:55,350 --> 00:01:53,429 and the expedition 40 crew now 17 00:01:57,429 --> 00:01:55,360 inside 18 00:02:01,429 --> 00:01:57,439 the orbital module the upper section of 19 00:02:03,830 --> 00:02:01,439 the soyuz tma-12m spacecraft 20 00:02:05,190 --> 00:02:03,840 one final round of photos 21 00:02:06,789 --> 00:02:05,200 final waves 22 00:02:09,510 --> 00:02:06,799 before they close the hatch and begin 23 00:02:12,229 --> 00:02:09,520 their preparations for undocking 24 00:02:15,670 --> 00:02:12,239 all right let's count the crew members 25 00:02:20,390 --> 00:02:15,680 one two three yes our crew is here 26 00:02:25,830 --> 00:02:23,430 so please give us a go is this the right 27 00:02:31,030 --> 00:02:25,840 crew that needs to go home yes 28 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:35,190 perfect 29 00:02:40,390 --> 00:02:37,430 all right you have a go to close the 30 00:02:42,550 --> 00:02:40,400 hatches please inspect the surface and 31 00:02:44,630 --> 00:02:42,560 the ceiling 32 00:02:46,790 --> 00:02:44,640 uh closely before closing the hatches 33 00:02:47,990 --> 00:02:46,800 yes copy 34 00:02:50,070 --> 00:02:48,000 all right they will close their hatch 35 00:03:21,110 --> 00:02:50,080 first and then we'll close our hatch 36 00:03:25,589 --> 00:03:23,350 the process of uh 37 00:03:29,190 --> 00:03:25,599 coming home for these three crew members 38 00:03:32,550 --> 00:03:29,200 uh begins an extraordinarily long day a 39 00:03:37,589 --> 00:03:32,560 day that uh turns into about a 24-hour 40 00:03:42,390 --> 00:03:40,630 and there the hatch is closed uh to the 41 00:03:45,509 --> 00:03:42,400 soyuz spacecraft 42 00:03:48,949 --> 00:03:45,519 at 2 48 p.m central time again hatch 43 00:03:51,910 --> 00:03:48,959 closure at 2 48 p.m central time 44 00:03:54,550 --> 00:03:51,920 steve swanson alexander skvartsov and 45 00:03:57,030 --> 00:03:54,560 oligarchemia of aboard their soyuz 46 00:03:59,750 --> 00:03:57,040 tma12m spacecraft 47 00:04:02,550 --> 00:03:59,760 they soon will place the transfer of 48 00:04:05,350 --> 00:04:02,560 power of from the international space 49 00:04:07,350 --> 00:04:05,360 station to the soyuz's onboard batteries 50 00:04:10,149 --> 00:04:07,360 and uh will begin the process of 51 00:04:12,830 --> 00:04:10,159 conducting leak checks and donning their 52 00:04:15,670 --> 00:04:12,840 so-called launch and entry 53 00:04:17,270 --> 00:04:15,680 suits yes we can see everything 54 00:04:19,590 --> 00:04:17,280 perfectly that you're closing the 55 00:04:22,469 --> 00:04:19,600 hatches now only one hatch yeah that's 56 00:04:22,479 --> 00:04:30,150 yes they're closing their hatch 57 00:04:32,870 --> 00:04:31,830 all right we see it on our telemetry 58 00:04:35,030 --> 00:04:32,880 that the 59 00:04:47,430 --> 00:04:35,040 soyuz hatch is closed 60 00:04:54,830 --> 00:04:49,430 now are flying free of the international 61 00:05:15,909 --> 00:04:57,189 station and the separation burn is 62 00:05:27,830 --> 00:05:18,150 could you please move to space to ground 63 00:05:32,230 --> 00:05:30,469 this is mission control houston uh 64 00:05:34,550 --> 00:05:32,240 external cameras on the international 65 00:05:36,710 --> 00:05:34,560 space station zooming in 66 00:05:39,510 --> 00:05:36,720 uh there's a uh 67 00:05:40,950 --> 00:05:39,520 there it is there's your soyuz tma-12m 68 00:05:44,230 --> 00:05:40,960 spacecraft 69 00:05:46,629 --> 00:05:44,240 with uh steve swanson oligar temiev and 70 00:05:47,749 --> 00:05:46,639 soyuz commander alexander schwarzoff on 71 00:05:49,510 --> 00:05:47,759 board 72 00:05:52,150 --> 00:05:49,520 flying free of the international space 73 00:05:54,790 --> 00:05:52,160 station good luck the undocking uh 74 00:05:55,749 --> 00:05:54,800 occurring about uh our regards to the 75 00:06:01,909 --> 00:05:55,759 guys 76 00:06:01,919 --> 00:06:06,710 yeah it will be the lucky times 77 00:06:13,270 --> 00:06:09,110 uh we were doing our best so that you 78 00:06:13,280 --> 00:06:17,270 moscow station on space to ground to 79 00:06:22,629 --> 00:06:18,870 maximus calling 80 00:06:26,710 --> 00:06:24,469 could you please repeat uh you know the 81 00:06:29,430 --> 00:06:26,720 information that you have for me 82 00:06:30,870 --> 00:06:29,440 uh once again um 83 00:06:34,870 --> 00:06:30,880 remaining crew members on board the 84 00:06:38,150 --> 00:06:36,870 about some housekeeping issues on board 85 00:06:40,790 --> 00:06:38,160 the station with russian flight 86 00:06:42,870 --> 00:06:40,800 controllers as we continue to watch the 87 00:06:45,110 --> 00:06:42,880 soyuz spacecraft with the three 88 00:07:01,510 --> 00:06:45,120 departing expedition 40 crew members on 89 00:07:05,270 --> 00:07:04,070 and we just saw the heat shield being 90 00:07:07,350 --> 00:07:05,280 jettisoned 91 00:07:09,830 --> 00:07:07,360 on schedule 92 00:07:10,870 --> 00:07:09,840 something we rarely have an opportunity 93 00:07:13,589 --> 00:07:10,880 to see 94 00:07:15,350 --> 00:07:13,599 the base of the soyuz now exposed with 95 00:07:18,070 --> 00:07:15,360 its altimeters 96 00:07:20,070 --> 00:07:18,080 computing positional altitude and 97 00:07:37,830 --> 00:07:20,080 velocity information to its onboard 98 00:07:44,869 --> 00:07:40,950 touchdown confirmed 99 00:07:47,990 --> 00:07:44,879 touchdown right on the button at 9 23 pm 100 00:07:49,189 --> 00:07:48,000 central time 8 23 a.m on thursday 101 00:07:51,670 --> 00:07:49,199 morning 102 00:07:54,230 --> 00:07:51,680 on the step of kazakhstan the expedition 103 00:07:56,550 --> 00:07:54,240 40 crew steve swanson of nasa and 104 00:07:59,830 --> 00:07:56,560 russian cosmonauts alexander schwarzoff 105 00:08:19,830 --> 00:07:59,840 and oleg temiev are home back on earth 106 00:08:25,110 --> 00:08:22,629 and just 20 minutes after touchdown your 107 00:08:27,909 --> 00:08:25,120 soyuz commander alexander schwarzoff is 108 00:08:29,510 --> 00:08:27,919 out of the center seat of the soyuz 109 00:08:32,790 --> 00:08:29,520 descent module 110 00:08:34,230 --> 00:08:32,800 and being assisted towards a reclining 111 00:08:37,350 --> 00:08:34,240 comfortable chair 112 00:08:55,110 --> 00:08:37,360 nearby to have a few minutes to get his 113 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:58,710 and there is nasa 114 00:09:03,750 --> 00:09:01,030 nasa's steve swanson the expedition 40 115 00:09:06,710 --> 00:09:03,760 commander who with this mission and this 116 00:09:09,829 --> 00:09:06,720 landing today completed his third flight 117 00:09:33,269 --> 00:09:09,839 into space and a total of 196 118 00:09:33,279 --> 00:09:38,790 yes 119 00:09:38,800 --> 00:09:55,670 hey 120 00:10:00,630 --> 00:09:58,070 and uh oleg artemyev is uh now out of 121 00:10:02,949 --> 00:10:00,640 the soyuz spacecraft so all three crew 122 00:10:06,310 --> 00:10:02,959 members now out 123 00:10:08,870 --> 00:10:06,320 it's uh often uh more difficult uh for 124 00:10:10,870 --> 00:10:08,880 the crew member in the left seat as was 125 00:10:13,509 --> 00:10:10,880 the case with our timmy of today to be 126 00:10:15,590 --> 00:10:13,519 uh extracted uh as he has pulled over 127 00:10:18,069 --> 00:10:15,600 the center seat and out uh of the 128 00:10:20,790 --> 00:10:18,079 overhead hatch uh but 129 00:10:22,630 --> 00:10:20,800 artemyev looks well and all three crew 130 00:10:25,750 --> 00:10:22,640 members are now out 131 00:10:28,630 --> 00:10:25,760 dan we appreciate all of your reporting 132 00:10:29,910 --> 00:10:28,640 and we wish you a safe travel back to 133 00:10:31,750 --> 00:10:29,920 moscow 134 00:10:34,230 --> 00:10:31,760 you'll be heading down for the launch 135 00:10:36,790 --> 00:10:34,240 with me here not too long from now and 136 00:10:38,069 --> 00:10:36,800 we'll look forward to that as well 137 00:10:40,069 --> 00:10:38,079 that's right i'll see you in a couple of 138 00:10:42,150 --> 00:10:40,079 weeks rob thanks for the call 139 00:10:45,030 --> 00:10:42,160 and i got speed welcome home at crew of 140 00:10:49,110 --> 00:10:47,030 nasa public affairs officer dan hewitt 141 00:10:51,430 --> 00:10:49,120 reporting from the landing site uh 142 00:10:52,710 --> 00:10:51,440 southeast of jezkasgan on the step of 143 00:10:55,110 --> 00:10:52,720 kazakhstan 144 00:10:57,269 --> 00:10:55,120 on a cloudless morning that saw the 145 00:10:59,110 --> 00:10:57,279 soyuz tma-14m 146 00:11:02,470 --> 00:10:59,120 12m spacecraft 147 00:11:05,670 --> 00:11:02,480 touched down right on time at 9 23 pm 148 00:11:07,670 --> 00:11:05,680 central time about 37 minutes ago 149 00:11:16,470 --> 00:11:07,680 8 23 am 150 00:11:21,750 --> 00:11:19,269 and alec artemyev now in the process of 151 00:11:36,550 --> 00:11:21,760 being brought to the nearby inflatable 152 00:11:36,560 --> 00:11:47,030 foreign 153 00:11:47,040 --> 00:12:04,470 oh 154 00:12:09,269 --> 00:12:06,949 what you're watching here is a replay of 155 00:12:10,949 --> 00:12:09,279 video that came down 156 00:12:13,110 --> 00:12:10,959 a short time ago 157 00:12:14,790 --> 00:12:13,120 just a few minutes ago showing alexander 158 00:12:16,629 --> 00:12:14,800 schwarzoff being brought into this 159 00:12:18,550 --> 00:12:16,639 inflatable medical tent 160 00:12:20,230 --> 00:12:18,560 so that he can be helped out of his 161 00:12:21,829 --> 00:12:20,240 sokol launch and entry suit into more 162 00:12:24,870 --> 00:12:21,839 comfortable clothing 163 00:12:27,350 --> 00:12:24,880 scorchoff was joined moments later by 164 00:12:29,750 --> 00:12:27,360 nasa's steve swanson and a few minutes 165 00:12:32,870 --> 00:12:29,760 after that by russian cosmonaut oleg 166 00:12:36,629 --> 00:12:35,190 and there's swanson being assisted 167 00:12:39,670 --> 00:12:36,639 toward the medical tent they're wearing 168 00:12:40,550 --> 00:12:39,680 sunglasses to shield his eyes from the 169 00:12:41,829 --> 00:12:40,560 bright 170 00:12:51,350 --> 00:12:41,839 thursday morning 171 00:12:56,710 --> 00:12:53,590 again what you're watching uh our ground 172 00:12:58,870 --> 00:12:56,720 personnel who provide the video uh for 173 00:13:01,910 --> 00:12:58,880 us from the landing site as they are 174 00:13:04,389 --> 00:13:01,920 replaying uh the crew being brought into 175 00:13:06,150 --> 00:13:04,399 uh the inflatable medical tent to the 176 00:13:08,310 --> 00:13:06,160 cheers of uh