Returning to Earth ISS crew began to evacuate from the descent capsule – RIA Novosti

12:35 18.06.2016

(updated: 12:47 18.06.2016 )

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Korolev (Moscow region), June 18 – RIA Novosti. Rescuers began to evacuate from the descent vehicle “Soyuz TMA-18M” returned from the ISS astronaut Roscosmos Yury Malenchenko, NASA astronaut Timothy Copra and ESA astronaut Timothy Peake, told RIA Novosti spokesman for the Mission Control Center (MCC).

The broadcast crew returning from the ISS goes online gokoroporatsii “Roskosmos”.

“The state of health of the crew is normal. after returning to Earth space travelers will examine doctors then Malenchenko flown to Starship town, and Timothy Kopra and Timothy Peek, respectively, will fly to the United States and Europe “, – he said the agency

Returning to the ISS crew performed in orbit for more than 50 scientific experiments.. Many of them were of great practical importance for science, medicine and humanity as a whole.

On the ISS until the arrival on board members next expedition work continues crew of Alexei Ovchinin (Russia), Oleg Skripochka (Russia) and Jeffrey Williams (USA).

In turn, the first manned spacecraft launch a new series of “Soyuz-MS” with a new crew to the ISS postponed from 24 June to 7 July. According to the Russian Federal Space Agency, it is done “to improve the safety of the flight to the ISS. It was decided to hold a series of additional tests of the software. The State Commission of the state corporation” Roscosmos “decided to launch a rocket” Soyuz-FG “with manned spacecraft” Soyuz-MS “July 7 2016 04.36 MSK “.

Joining modernized “Soyuz-MS” with the ISS is scheduled for secure two days after the launch, and not six hours – July 9 at 07.13 MSK. The crew manned spacecraft “Soyuz MS” includes commander, cosmonaut “Roskosmos” Anatoly Ivanishin, Japanese astronaut This Onishi and NASA astronaut Kathleen Rubins.