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		</div><p>British astronaut Tim Peake returned to Earth in dramatic style after ending the six-month International Space Station (ISS) mission that earned him an honour from the Queen for “extraordinary service beyond our planet”.<br />
His Soyuz space capsule parachuted down to a remote spot in the vast scrubland steppe of Kazakhstan, landing at 10.15am UK time.<br />
First reports said the craft had landed on its side, having been caught by the wind. This is not unusual, according to mission controllers.</p>
<p>Travelling with Peake were crewmates American Nasa astronaut Colonel Tim Kopra and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko<br />
A rescue and recovery team raced to the landing site almost 300 miles south west of the major city of Karaganda.<br />
In the last few minutes of the descent the Soyuz was filmed floating through banks of white cloud beneath its huge main parachute canopy, which covers 10,764 square feet.</p>
<figure id="attachment_92370" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-92370" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1466234584-a41a2c7e7688aadb7fe151b0702841b7-1366x1045.jpg"><img src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1466234584-a41a2c7e7688aadb7fe151b0702841b7-1366x1045.jpg" alt="The Soyuz capsule carrying Major Tim Peake and his two crewmates" width="600" height="459" class="size-full wp-image-92370" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-92370" class="wp-caption-text">The Soyuz capsule carrying Major Tim Peake and his two crewmates</figcaption></figure>
<p>One second before touchdown six retro-rockets beneath the space capsule are supposed to fire and slow the impact speed to 3mph.<br />
No confirmation has yet been received that the rockets did fire.<br />
Technicians surrounded the capsule to open the hatch and extract Peake and his two crew mates.</p>
<p>The space travellers were pulled one-by-one from the Soyuz and placed in comfortable seats.<br />
Peake had his eyes closed and looked exhausted at first, but then smiled and gave a thumbs up to waiting reporters.<br />
Asked how he felt, he said: “Great, thanks. It was incredible – the best ride I’ve been on ever.</p>
<figure id="attachment_92403" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-92403" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1466234547-8139b5f4f0892589f5ebca4571815de0-1366x1049.jpg"><img src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1466234547-8139b5f4f0892589f5ebca4571815de0-1366x1049.jpg" alt="The Soyuz capsule undocking from the ISS " width="600" height="461" class="size-full wp-image-92403" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-92403" class="wp-caption-text">The Soyuz capsule undocking from the ISS</figcaption></figure>
<p>“I’m just truly elated. The smells of the Earth are so strong. It’s just wonderful to feel the fresh air.<br />
“I’m looking forward to seeing the family now.”<br />
He added that spending 186 days on the International Space Station was a “life changing experience”.</p>
<figure id="attachment_92404" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-92404" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1466242112-6d5f30c02fe217a0cdbff964e5d4504f-1366x1018.jpg"><img src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1466242112-6d5f30c02fe217a0cdbff964e5d4504f-1366x1018.jpg" alt="The Soyuz capsule descending into the scrubland steppe of Kazakhstan" width="600" height="447" class="size-full wp-image-92404" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-92404" class="wp-caption-text">The Soyuz capsule descending into the scrubland steppe of Kazakhstan</figcaption></figure>
<p>Now he was contemplating treating himself to a “pizza and cold beer”, but added that he will miss the view from the space station.<br />
Although, once he arrives in Germany for rehabilitation tomorrow his diet will be carefully controlled.</p>
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