Space Tourist Enthusiastic About His Voyage

'Flawless' landing: Ground crew help U.S. space tourist Richard Garriott after the Soyuz capsule touches down (Photo from The Daily Mail)

'What A Ride!' Space Tourist And Russian Cosmonauts Return To Earth In 'Flawless' Landing -- Daily Mail

British-born space tourist Richard Garriott and his two Russian colleagues made a ‘flawless’ landing in Kazakhstan today, on their return from the International Space Station.

They avoided a string of mishaps that have plagued the Soyuz spacecraft on previous landings.

Cosmonauts Sergei Volkov and Oleg Kononenko, as well as American space tourist Richard Garriott, said they were ‘feeling well’. They were extracted from the capsule by a Russian recovery team.

Mr Garriott, the U.S. video game guru, who paid £17 million for his 10-day jaunt looked elated after his trip.

'What a great ride that was,' said Garriott.

Sitting in an armchair and wrapped in a blue blanket against the near-freezing temperature on the steppe, he smiled broadly.

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