Noguchi returns to Earth

Noguchi returns to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi is taken out of the Russian Soyuz spacecraft after his return to Earth with two fellow astronauts in Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on June 2, 2010. Noguchi, who returned from the International Space Station with Russia's Oleg Kotov and T.J. Creamer of the United States, said he was in ''perfect'' condition.

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