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| A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying US space tourist Charles Simonyi and two other crewmembers has landed in Kazakhstan, Russian officials say. | A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying US space tourist Charles Simonyi and two other crewmembers has landed in Kazakhstan, Russian officials say. |
| The craft touched down at 1116 local time (0716 GMT) as planned, a few hours after undocking from the international space station (ISS). | The craft touched down at 1116 local time (0716 GMT) as planned, a few hours after undocking from the international space station (ISS). |
| Mr Simonyi, a former Microsoft executive, is the world's first space tourist to visit the ISS twice. | Mr Simonyi, a former Microsoft executive, is the world's first space tourist to visit the ISS twice. |
| Also onboard were cosmonaut Yuri Lonchakov and astronaut Michael Fincke. | Also onboard were cosmonaut Yuri Lonchakov and astronaut Michael Fincke. |
| According to the US space agency (Nasa), all three people aboard the spacecraft were "in good condition" after their re-entry and landing. | According to the US space agency (Nasa), all three people aboard the spacecraft were "in good condition" after their re-entry and landing. |
| Mr Simonyi will be the last tourist to visit the ISS for the forseeable future | Mr Simonyi will be the last tourist to visit the ISS for the forseeable future |
| Commander Fincke and Flight Engineer Lonchakov had each spent six months at the space station. | Commander Fincke and Flight Engineer Lonchakov had each spent six months at the space station. |
| They have returned with the results of scientific experiments conducted there. | They have returned with the results of scientific experiments conducted there. |
| The Soyuz rocket blasted off from Kazakhstan's Baikonur cosmodrome on 26 March, ferrying its three-person crew, including Russian Commander Gennady Padalka and US Flight Engineer Michael Barratt, to the ISS. | The Soyuz rocket blasted off from Kazakhstan's Baikonur cosmodrome on 26 March, ferrying its three-person crew, including Russian Commander Gennady Padalka and US Flight Engineer Michael Barratt, to the ISS. |
| Padalka and Barratt have remained on the platform, along with Japanese long-stay resident Koichi Wakata who arrived last month on a US space shuttle. | Padalka and Barratt have remained on the platform, along with Japanese long-stay resident Koichi Wakata who arrived last month on a US space shuttle. |
| Mr Simonyi, a software billionaire, paid $35m (£24m) for the 11-day trip. | Mr Simonyi, a software billionaire, paid $35m (£24m) for the 11-day trip. |
| He will be the last space tourist for foreseeable future. Seats on Soyuz craft are needed to service the platform's increased crew complement which is about to rise from three individuals to six. | He will be the last space tourist for foreseeable future. Seats on Soyuz craft are needed to service the platform's increased crew complement which is about to rise from three individuals to six. |