Sergei Krikalev
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"Sergei Konstantinovich Krikalev" is a Russian cosmonaut and mechanical engineer. As a prominent rocket scientist, he is a veteran of six space flights and has spent more time in space than any other human: a total of 803 days, 9 hours, and 39 minutes. He retired from spaceflight in 2007 and is currently working as vice president of S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia/Space Corporation Energia.

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We know a lot of people are working in mission controls on both sides of the ocean, doing the same job, trying to make the space station alive. Happy Thanksgiving to all of you.

Thank you very much to those who worked with us.

We're done with our tasks on the expedition.

We do not like when it is over dramatized, ... There was low pressure in second stage -- but it did not affect the overall operation. The satellite was inserted into space and into the right position.

So nothing fancy, maybe simple stuff..we're missing regular, normal Earth food.

I don't think it was really isolation because we were talking to the ground almost each orbit. We were pretty busy, so I actually didn't feel myself isolated. And of course we had a pretty nice view of Earth.

Well it's a pity, we had it planned, I think we could have done it. If the decision is made, the decision is made.

We are learning how to work together. We are learning what is different and we are trying to take the best part of each program to bring everything together.

We are now against the window and can see there's no one home.