KOROLYOV (Sputnik) – The capsule will bring Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, NASA astronaut Timothy Kopra and European Space Agency’s Timothy Peake back to Earth.
Unique view shows #Soyuz spacecraft departing the station with moon in the background. https://t.co/g3EpFqzaEk
— Intl. Space Station (@Space_Station) 18 June 2016
The launch of a new crew to the ISS has been postponed until July 7 for safety reasons, according to Roscosmos.
#Soyuz undocks at 1:52am ET/5:52am UTC. @Astro_TimPeake, @Astro_Tim and Yuri Malenchenko headed home. https://t.co/sOLqswr4HE
— Intl. Space Station (@Space_Station) 18 June 2016
"The propulsion is due to be switched on at 11:22 a.m. MSK [8:22GMT]. The Soyuz is expected to reenter the atmosphere at 11:52 a.m. MSK, which will cause it to briefly lose radio connection [with the Earth]," the source said.
Live now on @NASA TV, Expedition 47 in #Soyuz ready for 1:52am ET/5:52am UTC undocking. https://t.co/C7LVQGyw5P pic.twitter.com/HKjut5hfHd
— Intl. Space Station (@Space_Station) 18 June 2016
The international crew is expected to land in Kazakhstan on Saturday at 12:14 Moscow time (09:14 GMT).
