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Best ride ever, says UK astronaut after landing on Earth

Rediff.com18 Jun 2016

A three-member crew, including British astronaut Tim Peake, on Saturday landed on Earth at the end of a seven-hour return journey after completing a historic six-month mission on the International Space Station.

Crashlanding: Astronauts set for 27,358 kmph descent

Rediff.com17 Jun 2016

After 186 days in space on the International Space Station, it is time for European Space Agency astronaut Tim Peake, American Tim Copra and Russian Yuri Malenchenko to return to Earth. But their return is fraught with danger.