Space shuttle Endeavour returns to Earth with Japan's Wakata

Space shuttle Endeavour returns to Earth with Japan's Wakata

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata, who spent nearly 140 days in space, speaks at a news conference after returning safely to Earth on the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour with six other crew members on July 31.

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