Soyuz-2.1a - Soyuz MS-27 - 8 April 2025 (05:47 UTC)

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First video from the landing site - spacecraft is on its side.

Edit - hatch is still closed.

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Wide view of the site.

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Hatch open.

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Ryzhikov is out.

Edit - precise landing time now given as 33 seconds past the minute.

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Interviewing Ryzhikov, who's bundled up - sounds like the two rookies had some issues (Kim with his ears, and Zubritsky "reached for the bag").

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They brought one of the chairs over to Soyuz, and then took someone directly to the medical tent - not sure if that's Zubritsky or Kim.

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And there's Jonny Kim! (Nice shades.)

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Ryzhikov signs his capsule, and the feed from the field cut out shortly after that.

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Never mind, feed's back. Ryzhikov's been taken to the tent, Kim is making a phone call.

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Kim is also in the medical tent now. Rob Navias is making closing remarks as the coverage wraps up.

Next up - watch NASA5 on your flight tracking site of choice to see when Jonny Kim returns stateside.

[catdlr]

Kim is also in the medical tent now. Rob Navias is making closing remarks as the coverage wraps up.

Next up - watch NASA5 on your flight tracking site of choice to see when Jonny Kim returns stateside.

Once again, want to thank Yellowstone10 for doing all the coverage for this.  Appreciate the effort.

Tony

[catdlr]

[Yellowstone10]

NASA's Gulfstream V (N95NA, flying as NASA5) left Karaganda at 5:21 pm local, 7:21 am US/Eastern. Expected arrival time at Prestwick, Scotland is 9:51 pm local, 4:51 pm US/Eastern.

https://www.flightradar24.com/NASA5/3d6ef019

[Space Pete]

Kim currently over Turkey (routing around Russian/Ukranian airspace as is now standard).

Approx 8.5hr flight to Glasgow, then a further approx 8hr flight to Ellington.

[Yellowstone10]

Looks like they're diverting to somewhere in the London area - conditions in Glasgow are poor, with light rain and winds at 34 knots gusting to 45 knots.

Update - they've just landed at London Stansted Airport.

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Roscosmos posted a few photos on their Telegram of Ryzhikov and Zubritsky back at Star City.

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NASA5 is now flying from Stansted up to Prestwick, ETA 12:07 am local.

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NASA5 is en route to Ellington Field - FR24 shows an ETA of 4:50 am US/Central.

[Space Pete]

And Kim has just landed at Ellington. Welcome home!

On the ISS traveling halfway round the world takes 45 minutes, back on earth it takes an entire day!