Expedition 37 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin is seen holding the Olympic torch minutes after he and his crew landed in a remote area southeast of the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, Nov. 11, 2013, Kazakh time. The Olympic torch was launched with the crew of Expedition 38 to the International Space Station on Nov. 7. It was passed from one module to the next and had its first spacewalk on Nov. 9 with two Russian cosmonauts as part of its international relay. Now back on Earth it will continue its journey to Sochi, Russia for the 2014 Winter Games.
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Expedition 37 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin is seen holding the Olympic torch minutes after he and his crew landed in a remote area southeast of the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, Nov. 11, 2013, Kazakh time. The Olympic torch was launched with the crew of Expedition 38 to the International Space Station on Nov. 7. It was passed from one module to the next and had its first spacewalk on Nov. 9 with two Russian cosmonauts as part of its international relay. Now back on Earth it will continue its journey to Sochi, Russia for the 2014 Winter Games.