NASA Expedition 36 Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy, left, and Commander Pavel Vinogradov of Russian Federal Space Agency shake hands after landing in a Soyuz TMA-08M capsule in a remote area September 11, 2013 near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. Vinogradov, Misurkin and Cassidy returned to Earth after five and a half months on the International Space Station.

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NASA Expedition 36 Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy, left, and Commander Pavel Vinogradov of Russian Federal Space Agency shake hands after landing in a Soyuz TMA-08M capsule in a remote area September 11, 2013 near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. Vinogradov, Misurkin and Cassidy returned to Earth after five and a half months on the International Space Station.

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Location: near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan
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