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		Mission: Expedition 14 Vehicle: Soyuz TMA-9 Landing date: April 21 Undocking: 5:11 a.m. Deorbit burn: 7:42 a.m. Entry begins: 8:08 a.m. Parachutes: 8:16 a.m. Touchdown: 8:30 a.m. (all times EDT) Mission Status Center

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Station crew returns to Earth
Posted: April 21, 2007

Expedition 14 commander Michael Lopez-Alegria. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

Left to right: Charles Simonyi, Mikhail Tyurin and Michael Lopez-Alegria. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

Expedition 14 commander Michael Lopez-Alegria. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

Expedition 14 flight engineer Mikhail Tyurin. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

Charles Simonyi. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

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