ISS027-E-036371 (23 May 2011) --- Russian cosmonaut Dmitry Kondratyev (bottom), Expedition 27 commander; NASA astronaut Cady Coleman and European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli, both flight engineers, are pictured in the Rassvet module as they make preparations to board the Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft that will return them to Earth. The Soyuz undocked at 5:35 p.m. (EDT) from the International Space Station’s Rassvet module on May 23, 2011. The crew landed safely at 10:27 p.m. southeast of the town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan.
Photographer Ron Garan
Date May 23, 2011