STEPHEN FRAZIER, CNN ANCHOR: The first space tourist is back on solid ground. U.S. businessman Dennis Tito and two Russian cosmonauts landed in remote Kazakhstan earlier today, ending Tito's $20 million vacation. CNN's Steve Harrigan has more on it.</s>STEVE HARRIGAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Inside a tiny round spaceship on the plains of Kazakhstan were two cosmonauts and 60-year-old tourist, hugged and carried out into the open air one by one. Dennis Tito, the California millionaire, came out smiling, ready to talk.</s>DENNIS TITO, SPACE TOURIST: Great landing.</s>HARRIGAN: After months of training together, then six days onboard the International Space Station, cosmonauts had high praise for the man who paid the Russian Space Agency $20 million to make the trip.</s>TALGAT MUSABAEV, COSMONAUT: It was great in ISS because he was not young, but very strong, a very proud man.</s>HARRIGAN (on camera): Dennis Tito tried to put a controversy to rest when he said, "This is a great day for NASA" -- the space agency that originally opposed his trip.</s>TITO: I've had my dream.</s>HARRIGAN (voice-over): After a quick check by doctors in the field, Tito stood on his own to a hero's welcome in the Kazak capital, and a welcome back to Earth hug from the president.</s>TITO: I was worried that I might not feel well in space. I turned out to feel the best I've felt in my entire life.</s>HARRIGAN: Next on the agenda for Tito, a possible business venture to open up space for ordinary people who can pay for it. Steve Harrigan, CNN, Northern Kazakhstan.
Tito Returns From Space, Lands in Kazakhstan