Lisa Persdotter, left, kisses her husband, U.S. billionaire space tourist Charles Simonyi, right, shortly after his return aboard a Soyuz capsule, about 136 kilometers (80 miles) northeast of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, April 8, 2009. The Soyuz capsule carrying a crew of three touched down around 11:15 a.m. (0715 GMT, 3:15 a.m. EDT) Wednesday, about three hours after leaving the international space station. AP Photo logo AP Photo 8 months ago

Lisa Persdotter, left, kisses her husband, U.S. billionaire space tourist Charles Simonyi, right, shortly after his return aboard a Soyuz capsule, about 136 kilometers (80 miles) northeast of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, April 8, 2009. The Soyuz capsule carrying a crew of three touched down around 11:15 a.m. (0715 GMT, 3:15 a.m. EDT) Wednesday, about three hours after leaving the international space station.

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