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Simonyi Lands

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The world's fifth space tourist, Hungarian-born American billionaire Charles Simonyi, has returned to earth, describing his $US25-million ($A30 million) trip as "terrific".

The Soyuz capsule carrying Simonyi, 58, and two crew members from the International Space Station, Mikhail Tyurin of Russia and American Miguel Lopez-Alegria, touched down as planned in the steppes of Kazakhstan, a spokesman for Russia's space centre said.

Television pictures showed Simonyi smiling and looking relaxed as he lay on the grass of the steppe, his space helmet off, enjoying the sunshine.

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