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"Soyuz" space shuttle is back safely

Moscow , Russia - Landed in Kazakhstan on Saturday, with a 24 hour late

Soyuz TMA-18 landed safely on Saturday September 25th, with a delay of 24 hours. The Russian capsule didn't manage to separate from ISS, International Space Station on Friday, as planned, because of the failure of opening of the latches to the space station, due to a technical problem of ISS computer which transposed, incorrectly, the hatch between the station and Soyuz as not duly sealed. The spacecraft,...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1121116
Rome, Italy, 09/27/2010 16:02
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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