Japanese astronaut Hoshide returns to Earth

Japanese astronaut Hoshide returns to Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide smiles during a press conference at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 14. Earlier in the day, the U.S. space shuttle Discovery, with Hoshide on board, returned to Earth, ending a two-week mission to deliver the main unit of Japan's first manned space facility to the International Space Station. (Kyodo)

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