Expedition 27 Headed Back to Earth

Expedition 27 crew members Dmitry Kondratyev, Cady Coleman and Paolo Nespoli are headed back to Earth following the four minute, 16 second Soyuz TMA-20 deorbit burn executed at 9:36 p.m. EDT.

The Soyuz module separation is scheduled to occur at 10:01 p.m., atmospheric entry at 10:03 p.m., parachutes will open at 10:11 p.m., and landing is targeted for 10:26 p.m. southeast of the town of Dzhezkazgan in Kazakhstan.