For the entire five months they lived 400km above Earth in the International Space Station, astronauts Alexander Gerst and Reid Wiseman shared their breathtaking view on Twitter.
After a 165-day mission that included hundreds of scientific experiments and several spacewalks Russian cosmonaut Maxim Suraev and Astronauts Alexander Gerst and Reid Wiseman landed safely by Soyuz capsule near the town of Arkalyk in northern Kazakhstan.
During their time aboard the ISS the crew participated in the following research: Earth remote sensing, advanced manufacturing, studies of bone and muscle physiology setting a milestone for station science by completing a record 82 hours of research during a single week in July.
Wiseman and Gerst also completed their first ever spacewalks during their time on the ISS, sharing some truly amazing selfies.
ISS Atronauts Return To Earth
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Russian rescuers carry Alexander Gerst of Germany, center, early Monday, Nov. 10, 2014 after landing by the Soyuz capsule with a parachute in a remote area near the town of Arkalyk in northern Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Shamil Zhumatov, Pool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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International Space Station (ISS) crew member Alexander Gerst of Germany, left, gives a thumbs-up as Russian ISS crew member Maxim Surayev, second right, speaks to a rescuer after landing by the Soyuz capsule with a parachute in a remote area near the town of Arkalyk in northern Kazakhstan early Monday, Nov. 10, 2014. (AP Photo/Shamil Zhumatov, Pool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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International Space Station (ISS) crew member Reid Wiseman of the United States smiles early Monday, Nov. 10, 2014 after landing by the Soyuz capsule with a parachute in a remote area near the town of Arkalyk in northern Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Shamil Zhumatov, Pool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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International Space Station (ISS) crew of Alexander Gerst of Germany, left, Maxim Surayev of Russia, center, and Reid Wiseman of the United States, right, rest after landing by the Soyuz capsule with a parachute in a remote area near the town of Arkalyk in northern Kazakhstan early Monday, Nov. 10, 2014. (AP Photo/Shamil Zhumatov, Pool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Ground support personnel stand at the landing site after the Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft landed with Expedition 41 Commander Max Suraev of the Russian Federal Space Agency, NASA flight engineer Reid Wiseman and flight engineer Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on Monday, Nov. 10, 2014. Suraev, Wiseman and Gerst returned to Earth after more than five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 40 and 41 crews. (AP Photo/NASA, Bill Ingalls) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Expedition 41 flight engineer Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency, left, sitting, Commander Max Suraev of the Russian Federal Space Agency, center, and NASA flight engineer Reid Wiseman, sit in chairs outside the Soyuz TMA-13M capsule just minutes after they landed in a remote area near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on Monday, Nov. 10, 2014. Suraev, Wiseman and Gerst returned to Earth after more than five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 40 and 41 crews. (AP Photo/NASA) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Search and rescue team members surround the Soyuz TMA-13M capsule carrying the International Space Station (ISS) crew of Alexander Gerst of Germany, Maxim Surayev of Russia and Reid Wiseman of the United States after landing with a parachute in a remote area near the town of Arkalyk in northern Kazakhstan early Monday, Nov. 10, 2014. (AP Photo/Shamil Zhumatov, pool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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The International Space Station (ISS) crew members Alexander Gerst of Germany, second left, Maxim Surayev of Russia, third left, and Reid Wiseman of the U.S., right are presented with the Kazakh national costume during a news conference in Kostanay, northern Kazakhstan on Monday, Nov. 10, 2014. The veteran Russian cosmonaut and two International Space Station crew mates returned safely to Earth on Monday morning with a parachute landing of their Soyuz capsule in Kazakhstan, ending 5-1/2 months in orbit. (AP Photo/Shamil Zhumatov, pool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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The International Space Station (ISS) crew members, Alexander Gerst of Germany, left, Maxim Surayev of Russia, center, and Reid Wiseman of the U.S. wear the Kazakh national costume presented upon their returning home during a news conference in Kostanay, northern Kazakhstan on Monday, Nov. 10, 2014. The veteran Russian cosmonaut and two International Space Station crew mates returned safely to Earth on Monday morning with a parachute landing of their Soyuz capsule in Kazakhstan, ending 5-1/2 months in orbit. (AP Photo/Shamil Zhumatov, Pool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A member of the International Space Station (ISS) crew members, Alexander Gerst of Germany wears the Kazakh national costume presented during a news conference in Kostanay, northern Kazakhstan on Monday, Nov. 10, 2014. The veteran Russian cosmonaut and two International Space Station crew mates, one from the United States and one from Germany, returned safely to Earth on Monday morning with a parachute landing of their Soyuz capsule in Kazakhstan, ending 5-1/2 months in orbit. (AP Photo/Shamil Zhumatov, Pool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Take a look at Alexander Gerst and Reid Wiseman's photos shared on Twitter from the ISS...
Space imagery from the ISS
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Two very happy (but somewhat tired) astronauts after their walk on the wild side @astro_reid #EVA27 (credit:Alexander Gerst @Astro_Alex )
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Northern lights looking perfect with a full moon. (credit:Reid Wiseman @astro_reid )
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#EarthArt over Afghanistan. Wild geology! (credit:Reid Wiseman @astro_reid )
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Mesmerizing #sunglint off the Straits of Hormuz. (credit:Reid Wiseman @astro_reid )
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#aurora in the north, #SanFrancisco #LA to the south and moon glow on the solar arrays. (credit:Reid Wiseman @astro_reid )
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Northern lights looking perfect with a full moon. (credit:Reid Wiseman @astro_reid )
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#SuperTyphoon #Vongfang – I’ve seen many from here, but none like this. (credit:Reid Wiseman @astro_reid )
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#Venus or an almost perfectly cloud covered #Earth (credit:Reid Wiseman @astro_reid )
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What an experience and an honor to share it with @Astro_Alex (credit:Reid Wiseman @astro_reid )
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Bright #Moon highlights the #USA near #Houston and #DFW early this morning. (credit:Reid Wiseman @astro_reid )
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… a slightly blurry shot of good old #Houston #Texas (credit:Reid Wiseman @astro_reid )
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Still some snow capping the #Andes but summer is on the way. (credit:Reid Wiseman @astro_reid )
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#Italy, lone #lightning strike, moonlight on the Med. #Perfection. (credit:Reid Wiseman @astro_reid )
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Flying over #Europe at night is truly exceptional. This is northern #Italy (credit:Reid Wiseman @astro_reid )
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For all those in St. Petersburg #Russia asking for a photo. Last night looked pretty! (credit:Reid Wiseman @astro_reid )
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Storm clouds mingle on the horizon of #Earth and #sunset (credit:Reid Wiseman @astro_reid )
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Gorgeous #sunrise I just snuck a peak at on a crazy busy day onboard #ISS (credit:Reid Wiseman @astro_reid )
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The #MilkyWay steals the show from #Sahara sands that make the #Earth glow orange. (credit:Reid Wiseman @astro_reid )
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The Sahara shortly before #sunset. Die #Sahara kurz vor Sonnenuntergang. #BlueDot (credit:Alexander Gerst @Astro_Alex )
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The eye of #SuperTyphoon #Vongfong is 80 km across. Looks very dark in there. (credit:Alexander Gerst @Astro_Alex)
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The road from #Moscow to St. Petersburg. #BlueDot (credit:Alexander Gerst @Astro_Alex )
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Learning to fly. #EVA27 #selfie (credit:Alexander Gerst @Astro_Alex )
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I do not have words to describe what we did today, but this photo gives a pretty good impression! @astro_reid #EVA27 (credit:Alexander Gerst @Astro_Alex )
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#Europe at night / Europa bei Nacht. #BlueDot #aurora (credit:Alexander Gerst @Astro_Alex)
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Atacama #volcanoes / Vulkane in der Atacamawüste. #BlueDot (credit:Alexander Gerst @Astro_Alex)
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I witnessed the birth of a storm / Die Geburt eines Sturms #BlueDot (credit:Alexander Gerst @Astro_Alex)
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Congratulations to #Malala!. For the 1. time a youth is recipient of #NobelPeacePrize. Children have an impact! (credit:Alexander Gerst @Astro_Alex )
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I had no luck in spotting Kilimanjaro, but this view of East #Africa is pretty spectacular, too! #BlueDot (credit:Alexander Gerst @Astro_Alex )
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We are prepared for the next step. It is the decision of us all if we do it. #BlueDot https://flic.kr/p/oVbEF3 (credit:Alexander Gerst @Astro_Alex )
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Sometimes it seems like our planet is a living being itself. If it were, what would it tell us? #BlueDot #aurora (credit:Alexander Gerst @Astro_Alex )
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Looking at #Chile it is amazingly obvious how wind shapes our little planet. #BlueDot (credit:Alexander Gerst @Astro_Alex )
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Gigantic fires along the U.S. west coast / Gewaltige Feuer entlang der Westküste der #USA. (credit:Alexander Gerst @Astro_Alex )
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I think this is in Kazakhstan, or slightly West of it. #BlueDot (credit:Alexander Gerst @Astro_Alex )
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A sand storm raging over the #Sahara desert. #BlueDot (credit:Alexander Gerst @Astro_Alex)
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Zhupanovsky #volcano in Kamchatka with a small eruption cloud. #Russia #BlueDot (credit:Alexander Gerst @Astro_Alex )
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Lago di Como #Italy (credit:Alexander Gerst @Astro_Alex )
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Madrid, #Spain #BlueDot (credit:Alexander Gerst @Astro_Alex )