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| A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying US space tourist Charles Simonyi and two professional astronauts has landed in Kazakhstan, Russian officials say. | A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying US space tourist Charles Simonyi and two professional astronauts has landed in Kazakhstan, Russian officials say. |
| The craft landed at 1116 local time (0716 GMT) as planned, a few hours after undocking from the international space station. | |
| Mr Simonyi, a former Microsoft executive, is the world's first space tourist to accomplish two missions. | Mr Simonyi, a former Microsoft executive, is the world's first space tourist to accomplish two missions. |
| His space colleagues were Russian Yuri Lonchakov and American Michael Fincke. | His space colleagues were Russian Yuri Lonchakov and American Michael Fincke. |
| "All of the cosmonauts are feeling normal," a spokesman for the Russian mission control centre said. | "All of the cosmonauts are feeling normal," a spokesman for the Russian mission control centre said. |
| Mr Simonyi, a software billionaire, is said to have paid $35m for the 11-day trip. | Mr Simonyi, a software billionaire, is said to have paid $35m for the 11-day trip. |
| The two professional astronauts, who spent six months at the space station, have returned with the results of scientific experiments conducted there. | The two professional astronauts, who spent six months at the space station, have returned with the results of scientific experiments conducted there. |