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Soyuz Landing Caps Historic Space Station Increment
International Space Station Expedition 20 Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Michael Barratt landed their Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft on the steppes of Kazakhstan Sunday, wrapping up a six-month stay. Joining them was spaceflight participant Guy Laliberte, who spent 11 days in space.
Padalka, the Soyuz commander, guided the spacecraft to a parachute-assisted landing at 12:32 a.m. EDT at a site northeast of the town of Arkalyk.

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Billionaire circus entrepreneur Guy Laliberte has returned to Earth after a 10-day tourist visit to the International Space Station (ISS).
A Soyuz capsule carrying Mr Laliberte and two astronauts landed in Kazakhstan at 10:32 local time (04:32GMT).
Mr Laliberte, who called himself "the first clown in space", used his trip to promote awareness of water shortages.

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Canadian billionaire Guy Laliberte will begin his return to Earth tonight from the International Space Station, after a nearly two-week trip that was capped off by a star-studded, international concert to highlight the world's shortage of clean water.
The Cirque du soleil founder will return home aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft that is scheduled to undock from the International Space Station just after 9 p.m. EDT.

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Expedition 20 Prepares Soyuz TMA-14 for Undocking
Expedition 20 Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Michael Barratt are training for their descent when they leave the International Space Station on Saturday. They tested the motion control system of the Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft which will carry them to a landing in Kazakhstan. Canadian spaceflight participant Guy Laliberte will join Padalka and Barratt for the ride home.

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Ed ~ ISS/Expedition 20 hatch closing scheduled for 23:00 GMT, 10th October, 2009.
Undocking scheduled at 02:07, 11th October, 2009.
Deorbit burn scheduled at 04:40 GMT; Landing scheduled at 05:31 GMT 11th October, 2009.

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The Soyuz-FG SL-4 Rocket Body re-entered the Earths atmosphere on the 31st May, 2009 @ 01:08 GMT  ± 1 minute.

Inclination:                 51.6°
Revolution Number:    60
Predicted Location:    18° N, 142° E

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The crew of the International Space Station has increased to six for the first time today with the arrival of three new residents including ESA astronaut Frank De Winne with the Soyuz TMA-15 spacecraft.
The Soyuz TMA-15 docked with the International Space Station at 14:34 CEST (12:34 UT). After leak checks, the hatches between the two spacecraft were opened at 16:14 CEST (14:14 UT).

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A Soyuz-FG SL-4 Rocket Body that was launched on the 27th May, 2009, for the Soyuz TMA-15 mission is predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 31st May, 2009 @ 05:17 GMT  ± 24 hours.

Period:         88.38
Inclination:    51.63°
Apogee:       202
Perigee:        187
Revolution Number:    62
Predicted Location:    37.4° S, 28.2° E

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SL-4 RB
1 35011U 09030B 09149.39713580 .01771583 12169-4 32877-3 0 155
2 35011 051.6311 042.8705 0008787 083.9840 276.1266 16.31316075 291


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The Soyuz TMA-15 hatch opening is scheduled for 14:45 BST.

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