Russian space capsule Soyuz on Sunday made a safe landing on Earth, returning two long-time residents of the International Space Station (ISS) and another cosmonaut. The Soyuz landed by parachute on the steppe of northern Kazakhstan, mission control in Moscow said. On board were American Michael Fincke and Russian Gennady Padalka who have been six months in space. The third crew member, Russian Yuri Shagrin, flew to the ISS 10 days ago. A new three-man crew arrived safely aboard the ISS early Saturday despite experiencing docking troubles. The automatic docking system on the Soyuz capsule delivering the crew to the ISS failed, requiring cosmonaut Salizhan Sharipov of Russia to take over manual steering to complete the docking procedure to the ISS, Russian mission control said. Sharipov and his American colleague Leroy Chiao will serve on the station for the next six months.
