Olympic torch heads home from space station

The Associated Press Crew members check a helicopter on arrival at Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, Sunday Nov. 10, 2013. The ground team are preparing to support the landing of the International Space Station (ISS) crew of U.S. astronaut Karen Nyberg, Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin and Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano with the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games torch after the recent space walk. (AP Photo/Shamil Zhumatov, Pool)

AP/November 10, 2013

MOSCOW (AP) A Russian space capsule carrying the Sochi Olympic torch and three astronauts is heading for Earth after undocking from the International Space Station.

The Soyuz capsule separated from the space station late Sunday with Russian Fyodor Yurchikhin, American Karen Nyberg and Luca Parmitano of Italy aboard.

The unlit Olympic torch was brought to the ISS on Thursday when three new crew members arrived. Two Russian crew members took it on a spacewalk Saturday.

The Soyuz is to land on the steppes of Kazakhstan about 3.5 hours after undocking.

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