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The Starman falls to earth. Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, whose David Bowie cover captured the imagination of Earthlings yesterday, landed safely Tuesday on the steppes of Kazakhstan.
Photograph: Mikhail Metzel/AFP/Getty Images
The starman….
Incredible photo of the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft after plummetting through the atmosphere yesterday. 85 gigajoules of energy during re-entry is visible here as the heat converts water vapor in the air to steam.
Col. Chris Hadfield: “Safely home - back on Earth, happily readapting to the heavy pull of gravity. Wonderful to smell and feel Spring.”
Read about Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield’s return to Earth following historic five-month mission here: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/media/news_releases/2013/0513.asp
Photo credits: Mikhail Metzel/AFP/Getty Images/Guardian/space-pics/NASA
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