British astronaut Tim Peake has returned safely to earth. After an incredible 186 days in space, Major Peake and his crewmates Yuri Malenchenko and Tim Kopra landed in Kazakhstan at 10.15am (British time).
He ran the London Marathon strapped to a treadmill, held a science lesson for 300,000 schoolkids and ventured out of the space station on his first spacewalk.
"The first time I saw the Earth was just a few moments after insertion into orbit," he told CNN's Christiane Amanpour last month in an interview from the International Space Station.
"It was just the most incredible feeling to be in orbit and see the planet for the first time. It was spectacular."
The former Army aviator and helicopter test pilot has had a love for space since he was a child.
"As a small boy, I looked up to the stars and often wondered about our place in the universe and the solar system and was fascinated by space," he said.
While aboard the space station, the three conducted scientific research in biology, biotechnology and science.
"We're really in a very privileged position up here, we have an enormous responsibility with regard to the science that we're trying to do, and so we just have to try and be as professional as possible."
They three landed at 5:15 a.m. ET.
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