Astronaut Wakata returns to Earth

Astronaut Wakata returns to Earth

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

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