Soyuz Spacecraft Makes Rare Night Landing with Station Crew

摘要

A Russian Soyuz space capsule made a rare nighttime landing in the frigid steppes of Kazakhstan Nov. 19, returning three astronauts to Earth after a four-month visit to the international space station. A timing glitch forced the capsule to overshoot its intended landing site by a few kilometers, but it made an otherwise smooth touchdown at 7:56 a.m. local time - one hour before sunrise, NASA officials said.