<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Everything looks good. Soyuz TMA landed safely at 07:36 msk. <br />Posted by Strannik</DIV></p><p>Khorasho! (Or however you spell it.) They're down, and appear to be in good shape. Separation of the three modules were apparently nominal, as were chute deployments and landing. So, it appears the fixes to the sep explosive bolts did the job.</p><p>This is IMPORTANT, because, REGARDLESS of whether the Shuttle program is extended past 2010 or until the next century, you have to have the Soyuz "lifeboats" docked to the station, since Shuttle orbiters only have a 2-week staytime, whereas you need a continuous escape capsule capability for continuous habitation.</p><p>Now, if we can just get the next President and the 112th Congress to appropriate enough funding to extend Shuttle and accelerate Constellation, or whatever might replace the boosters!</p><p>Ad LEO! Ad Luna! Ad Ares! Ad Astra!</p>