An American billionaire who paid $25 million for a 13-day trip to space returned to Earth on Saturday in a space capsule, making a soft landing on the Kazakh steppe.

He smiled and grinned, shook a hand and spoke with the bustling support crew. He then bit enthusiastically into a green apple, which has become a traditional offering for space crews touching down in Kazakhstan, famous for its tasty apples.

Software designer had been on international space station since April 9.

Simonyi paid $25 million for his 13-day trip to space..

via cnn.com