Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. 02nd Mar, 2016. American astronaut and Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly of NASA, gives a thumb up minutes after landing aboard the Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft in a remote area March 2, 2016 near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. Commander Scott Kelly of NASA and Russian cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko of Roscosmos returned safely after completing an International Space Station record year-long mission and Sergey Volkov is returning after six months on the station.

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American astronaut and Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly of NASA, gives a thumb up minutes after landing aboard the Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft in a remote area March 2, 2016 near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. Commander Scott Kelly of NASA and Russian cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko of Roscosmos returned safely after completing an International Space Station record year-long mission and Sergey Volkov is returning after six months on the station.

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