Ground support personnel begin the process of opening the Soyuz Capsule to recover the Expedition 40 crew just minutes after landing September 11, 2014 in Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. Swanson, Skvortsov and Artemyev returned to Earth after more than five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 39 and 40 crews.

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Ground support personnel begin the process of opening the Soyuz Capsule to recover the Expedition 40 crew just minutes after landing September 11, 2014 in Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. Swanson, Skvortsov and Artemyev returned to Earth after more than five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 39 and 40 crews.

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