ALMATY, Apr. 8, 2009 (Reuters) — A Russian Soyuz space capsule carrying U.S. billionaire Charles Simonyi and a Russian-American crew touched down safely in Kazakhstan on Wednesday.
Charred black from its re-entry into atmosphere, the capsule -- also carrying U.S. astronaut Michael Fincke and Russian flight engineer Yuri Lonchakov -- landed north-east of the Kazakh industrial city of Dzhezkazgan as planned at 3:16 a.m. EDT.
Wrapped in blankets to protect against the wind and squinting in the sun, the trio smiled as rescue workers opened the space ship and helped them out of the TMA-13 craft onto the barren steppe of central Kazakhstan.
"Really nice to see you! Hello, Earth!" a smiling Fincke said as support teams checked his pulse and gave him a big green apple -- a Russian tradition for returning space crews.
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