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International Space Station astronauts land in Kazakhstan
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ISS crew of Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov (C), US astronaut Terry Virts (L), and Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti. (AAP/EPA) AAP/EPA
Two Western astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut have safely landed in Kazakhstan, returning to Earth after their flight back home was delayed by a Russian rocket failure.
Both Russian mission control and NASA on Thursday showed a capsule carrying Russian Anton Shkaplerov, Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti and Terry Virts of the landing in the steppes of Kazakhstan.
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"It was a textbook homecoming," a NASA commentator said.
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