The crew landed back in Kazakhstan on 8 April 2006 with the addition of the first Brazilian astronaut, Marcos Pontes.

The astronauts jettisoned an old Russian Orlan spacesuit, named SuitSat-1, that was equipped with a radio for broadcasts to students around the world.

[3] On 29 March 2006 a total solar eclipse took place, and the adjacent picture was taken by the Expedition 12 crew.

While wake-up music is a tradition aboard space shuttle missions, the ISS crew generally use an alarm clock to wake up.

Expedition 12 astronauts received a special treat on 3 November 2005 when Paul McCartney performed Good Day Sunshine and English Tea in a first ever concert linkup from the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California on his US tour.