A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying the world’s most experienced space flier and two rookie crewmates has pulled away from the International Space Station, aiming for a parachute landing in Kazakhstan, a Nasa TV broadcast has showed.
The capsule departed the station at 9.39pm GMT (5.39pm EDT) on Friday and was expected to touch down at 12.51am GMT south-east of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan early on Saturday. Details