Space tourist back down to earth

Updated: 14:36, Sunday, 5 May 2002

The world's second space tourist, Mark Shuttleworth, has returned safely to earth after a ten-day journey to and from the International Space Station.

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A Russian Soyuz craft carrying him and two cosmonauts landed in Kazakhstan early this morning.

The 28-year-old South African computer millionaire is believed to have paid $20m to take part in the mission.

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