Editor's Note I'm cheating a little in calling this an Earth observation -- as you can see, this was taken by NASA photographer Bill Ingalls, not the International Space Station crew. But the whimsical lines of the parachute and soil tempted me too much not to post it. :)
The Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft touches down with Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka, Expedition 20 commander; NASA astronaut Michael Barratt, flight engineer, and spaceflight participant Guy Laliberte onboard, near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009. Padalka and Barratt are returning from six months onboard the International Space Station, along with Laliberté who arrived at the station on Oct. 2 with the Expedition 21 crew aboard the Soyuz TMA-16 spacecraft.
Image credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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lucia bianchi 44 months ago | reply
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Flavio Ciarafoni 44 months ago | reply
beautiful photo
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sergioesse 44 months ago | reply
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Anders 44 months ago | reply
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Gustavo Campot Kollhof 44 months ago | reply
Espectacular!!
flicka48 44 months ago | reply
Good contrast!! I'll bet he didn't mind getting picked up in a field, rather that in the water, however in may have been a softer landing. Oowwwh!! What the h..... Was that commrad??!! Lol!!! Thank you!!!
CHX 74 44 months ago | reply
superbe photo
TONY - M 44 months ago | reply
Great view.
Snap-Smith-so behind.sorry I can't catch up with m 44 months ago | reply
I love it!!
vgh.media 44 months ago | reply
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leograttoni 44 months ago | reply
Amazing picture, congratulations.
horsetrainer~Mary~ 44 months ago | reply
Glad you posted this . . . saw it on a blog yesterday (3 shots) and think it stated something else about what it was. One had a big cloud of dust as it hit.
Panorama Paul 44 months ago | reply
This is fantastic... I love all the curvy lines here!!
chaytrogg 44 months ago | reply
This is awesome!!!!
labugambilia 44 months ago | reply
beautiful!