James Lowe - 10/10/2005 9:21 PMThe Russians don't mess about, do they!
Commander Sergei Krikalev will undock the Soyuz manually -- instead of in automatic mode with the onboard computer in charge -- as a precautionary measure to conserve energy due to concerns with the capsule's backup battery. The manual mode reduces the amount of time the Soyuz is on internal power before undocking, NASA says.
The recovery forces report they have visual contact with the Soyuz and say the capsule has landed upright....A further update from the landing site indicates the Soyuz capsule actually did come to rest on its side.