Expedition 12 Postflight

JSC2006-E-16021 (9 April 2006) --- Astronaut William S. McArthur Jr., Expedition 12 commander and space station science officer, smiles as he experiences terra firma for the first time in six months following the touchdown of the Soyuz TMA-7 spacecraft in the steppes of Kazakhstan. A Brazilian astronaut and Russian cosmonaut joined McArthur for the return trip from the orbital outpost. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls