Astronaut Wakata returns to Earth

Astronaut Wakata returns to Earth

ZHEZKAZGAN, Kazakhstan - Astronaut Koichi Wakata, the first Japanese captain of the International Space Station, is carried after landing aboard the Russian Soyuz spacecraft in Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on May 14, 2014. Wakata returned to Earth after completing a six-month mission.

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