Soyuz Capsule lands with Laliberte, Padalka and Barratt
By TechnoGadge on October 11, 2009 at 5:28 pm
Canadian circus billionaire Guy Laliberte, who became the first clown in space, safely returned to Earth on Sunday. The Russian Soyuz capsule carrying Guy Laliberte, Expedition 20 Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Michael Barratt landed near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan at 12:32 a.m. EDT. As usual, Guy Laliberte was wearing his trademark clown’s red nose during the landing.
Russian recovery teams were on hand within minutes of landing to help the crew exit from the Soyuz vehicle and reacclimate to gravity. The crew members will …
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