4 people on NASA's Crew-12 mission return to Earth after 8 months in space
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During a pre-departure news conference on the station last month, Meir said she couldn't wait to be reunited with her 3 1/2-year-old daughter.

But there was something else she missed after all this time in orbit. "So looking forward to seeing nature again, feeling the breeze on my face, the wind rustling through the leaves. Experiencing all those things that we don't have up here," she said.

The two-time space veteran said there were two things she'd miss about space: weightlessness and the wonderful views of Earth.

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