Later,the landing vehicle would carry them back to the command module for the return trip to Earth.
VOA: special.2009.07.08
The crew moved back to the command module a few hours before landing.
VOA: special.2009.07.22
We would have been -- again, we were eight months from a commander's recommendation in Afghanistan to provide additional resources after spending a few days at his new post writing a report back, landing, I presume, even at -- even on Dick Cheney's desk, for additional troop resources.