The first female cosmonaut returned safely

Soyuz carried the first female cosmonaut in the world safely landed in the Arkalyk, Kazakhstan area this morning (September 29) after a week of traveling on the International Space Station (ISS).

Ms. Anousheh Ansari, Russian astronaut Pavel Vinogradov and American astronaut Jeffrey Williams left the ISS early this morning. After Soyuz entered the Earth's atmosphere, the teams searched and rescued on three planes with 12 helicopters who had reached the landing position to help the crew leave the ship.

Officials watched the landing trip from Russia's Space Flight Control Center outside Moscow saying the crew was healthy.

Ms. Ansari - an American born in Iran and a telecommunications business owner, was the first female visitor after spending $ 20 million on a flight. She performed biological and medical experiments for the European Space Agency for a week on ISS.

Anousheh Ansari smiled on the seat shortly after Soyuz's ship landed (Photo: AP)

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