NASA astronaut Don Pettit, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, and Dutch astronaut Andre Kuipers had been on board the ISS since December 2011.
They returned to earth via a Russian Soyuz capsule, landing in Kazakhstan.
During their time aboard they accepted the arrival of SpaceX's Dragon Capsule, the first commercial vehicle to dock with the station.
On July 14, three new crew members are scheduled to replace them.
Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Sergei Revin remain on board with NASA astronaut Joe Acaba, and are scheduled to come back to earth in September.
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