Space Tourist Olsen Returns Home From Journey to ISS

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A U.S. scientist who paid $20 million to visit the international space station (ISS) is back on Earth, satisfied that the experience was worth the expense. "I feel great," said Gregory Olsen, the third space tourist to visit the ISS, as he finished an apple while recovery workers conducted medical checks. "I can't wait to walk around and have some real food, and take a shower." The landing ended a 10-day spaceflight for Olsen and a six-month mission for ISS Expedition 11 commander Sergei Krikalev and flight engineer John Phillips. Krikalev and Phillips launched toward the ISS in mid-April and spent 179 days aboard the orbital outpost before turning it over to their replacements — Expedition 12 commander Bill McArthur and flight engineer Valery Tokarev — who chaperoned Olson on his way to the station.