International Space Station crew returns to Earth

I don't usually read USA Today because I feel like its portrayal of the news lacks complexity and useful analysis.  But when I saw the headline in Google News about the fiery return of the International Space Station Crew, I had to click on the link.

The International Space Station (ISS) crew were returning to Earth after a half-year deployment at the orbiting station.  The crew descended through the atmosphere in a Russian space capsule that is designed to gently crash into the desert in Kazakhstan.

But this time, something went wrong.  The space capsule entered Earth's atmosphere at too steep of an angle and it ended up landing well outside of its target zone.  Safety crews reached the crew within an hour, but it was still a very tense time for the mission controllers who were unsure if the crew was injured.

I have been fascinated by space, astronomy, and the universe for as long as I can remember.  These days, my curiosity is usually manifested by subscriptions to some NASA Space Weather e-mail lists and the occasional purchase of a copy of Discover magazine.  Articles like the one I read about the ISS crew remind me of how much I would like to go to space one day.  They also remind me of how much motion sickness I would probably have on the journey through the atmosphere, especially on the way back down to solid ground.