The Russian Soyuz capsule, carrying two Russians and one American astronaut, made a parachute landing early Thursday in Kazakhstan after close to six months aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
According to NASA, the crew orbited Earth 2,700 times, and traveled close to 72 million miles while aboard the ISS. They also took part in helping five cargo spacecrafts dock with the station, bringing supplies over the 169 days they were living there.
But, as much as astronauts love being in space, I'd imagine there's arguably no greater feeling than setting foot on Earth after a long expedition away from home.
Especially when you're greeted with delicious fruit.
NASA astronaut Steve Swanson and Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev earned their melons and flowers.
"We had a lot of fun," Swanson said, according to the Associated Press.
Of course you did, because space freakin' rules.
Way to go, international space buddies!
