This wide shot reveals the post-landing scene of the Soyuz TM-33 spacecraft not far from the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, soon after the Soyuz 4 ISS Taxi mission ended successfully there. The spacecraft is out of frame but its landing parachute can be seen near center frame. Also pictured are two of the several helicopters that delivered aid and rescue teams to the site soon after landing, which occurred at 7:52 a.m. Moscow time. Onboard were Yuri Gidzenko, commander; Roberto Vittori, flight engineer; and space flight participant Mark Shuttleworth of South Africa. Gidzenko is with Rosaviakosmos and Vittori represents the European Space Agency (ESA)
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NASA/Marty Linde
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This wide shot reveals the post-landing scene of the Soyuz TM-33 spacecraft not far from the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, soon after the Soyuz 4 ISS Taxi mission ended successfully there. The spacecraft is out of frame but its landing parachute can be seen near center frame. Also pictured are two of the several helicopters that delivered aid and rescue teams to the site soon after landing, which occurred at 7:52 a.m. Moscow time. Onboard were Yuri Gidzenko, commander; Roberto Vittori, flight engineer; and space flight participant Mark Shuttleworth of South Africa. Gidzenko is with Rosaviakosmos and Vittori represents the European Space Agency (ESA)