British astronaut Tim Peake return from International Space Station

International Space Station: British astronaut Tim Peake on Saturday described his six-month mission on the International Space Station as "a life-changing experience", Sky News reported. Peake, of the European Space Agency, touched down as scheduled at 3:15pm local time (0915 GMT) about 90 miles (145 kilometers) southeast of Zhezkazgan in Kazakhstan, along with fellow crew members Tim Kopra and Yuri Malenchenko. Support crew helped the trio get out of the Soyuz TMA-19M capsule, charred by a fiery descent through the atmosphere, and placed them in reclining chairs for a quick check-up. All descent maneuvers were performed without any hitches and the crew reported feeling fine as their ship slid off the orbit and headed down to Earth. Helicopters carrying recovery teams were circling the area as the capsule was descending slowly under a massive orange-and-white parachute. Peake is Britain's first publicly funded British astronaut and the first Briton to visit the International Space Station. He performed the first British space walk and was honoured by Queen Elizabeth II in her annual Birthday Honours List. He excited many at home by joining the 26.2-mile (42-kilometre) London Marathon - from 250 miles (400 kilometres) above the Earth, harnessed to a treadmill aboard the ISS with a simulation of the route through London's streets playing on an iPad. Nigel Peake, Tim's father, told British broadcaster Sky News that he was proud of his son and "very grateful he's had the opportunity". Subscribe http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0nGJdPyjUFgOL37QQWGzHQ?sub_confirmation=1 Follow us TWITTER @newsdailyplanet