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Russian space capsule

Russian space capsule

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Personnel on Nov. 22, 2011, retrieve a Russian space capsule which safely carried three astronauts -- Satoshi Furukawa of Japan, American Mike Fossum and Sergei Volkov of Russia -- home from the International Space Station on a plain near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, the same day.

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Astronauts return to Earth

Astronauts return to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa (C) is carried from the reentry capsule of a Soyuz spacecraft on a plain near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, at 8:55 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2011, after the spacecraft carrying Furukawa and two other astronauts -- American Mike Fossum and Sergei Volkov of Russia -- returned to Earth. The spacecraft landed at 8:25 a.m., bringing the three back to Earth after they completed a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

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Astronauts return to Earth

Astronauts return to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa (C) is seen smiling at 8:56 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2011, while being carried from a Soyuz spacecraft on a plain near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan. The spacecraft carrying Furukawa and two other astronauts -- American Mike Fossum and Sergei Volkov of Russia -- landed at 8:25 a.m., bringing the three back to Earth after they completed a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

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Astronauts return to Earth

Astronauts return to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Ground support vehicles stand by at 6:40 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2011, on a plain near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, for a Soyuz spacecraft to land, which was carrying three astronauts -- American Mike Fossum, Sergei Volkov of Russia and Japan's Satoshi Furukawa. The spacecraft landed at 8:25 a.m., bringing the three back to Earth after they completed a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

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Astronauts return to Earth

Astronauts return to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa (R) is carried by compatriot astronaut Soichi Noguchi (L) and others from a Soyuz spacecraft on a plain near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, at 8:55 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2011, with the reentry capsule of the spacecraft shown in the background. The spacecraft carrying Furukawa and two other astronauts -- American Mike Fossum and Sergei Volkov of Russia -- landed at 8:25 a.m., bringing the three back to Earth after they completed a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

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Astronauts return to Earth

Astronauts return to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa (C) is carried from a Soyuz spacecraft on a plain near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, at 9 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2011, to receive medical checkups. The spacecraft carrying Furukawa and two other astronauts -- American Mike Fossum and Sergei Volkov of Russia -- landed at 8:25 a.m., bringing the three back to Earth after they completed a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

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Astronauts return to Earth

Astronauts return to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - A ground support vehicle stands by at 6:40 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2011, on a plain near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, for a Soyuz spacecraft to land, which was carrying three astronauts -- American Mike Fossum, Sergei Volkov of Russia and Japan's Satoshi Furukawa. The spacecraft landed at 8:25 a.m., bringing the three back to Earth after they completed a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

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Astronauts return to Earth

Astronauts return to Earth

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken June 6, 2011, shows Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa. A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying three astronauts -- American Mike Fossum, Sergei Volkov of Russia and Furukawa -- returned to Earth on Nov. 22, 2011, landing on a plain in Kazakhstan after the three completed a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

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Japanese astronaut Furukawa leaves for space station

Japanese astronaut Furukawa leaves for space station

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - Astronaut Satoshi Furukawa of Japan checks his spacesuit shortly before boarding a Russian Soyuz spacecraft on June 7, 2011 at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The spacecraft, carrying Furukawa, Sergey Volkov of Russia and Michael Fossum of the United States, headed for the International Space Station in the early hours of June 8.

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Russian Soyuz lifts off for ISS

Russian Soyuz lifts off for ISS

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying astronauts Satoshi Furukawa of Japan, Sergey Volkov of Russia and Michael Fossum of the United States blasts off at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on June 8, 2011. The spacecraft will connect with the International Space Station on June 10.

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Russian Soyuz lifts off for ISS

Russian Soyuz lifts off for ISS

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - This combination photo shows a Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying astronauts Satoshi Furukawa of Japan, Sergey Volkov of Russia and Michael Fossum of the United States, blasting off at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on June 8, 2011. The spacecraft will connect with the International Space Station on June 10.

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Russian Soyuz lifts off for ISS

Russian Soyuz lifts off for ISS

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying astronauts Satoshi Furukawa of Japan, Sergey Volkov of Russia and Michael Fossum of the United States blasts off at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on June 8, 2011. The spacecraft will connect with the International Space Station on June 10.

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Japanese astronaut Furukawa leaves for space station

Japanese astronaut Furukawa leaves for space station

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - Astronaut Satoshi Furukawa of Japan waves as he heads to the launch pad to board a Russian Soyuz spacecraft on June 7, 2011. The spacecraft, carrying Furukawa, Sergey Volkov of Russia and Michael Fossum of the United States, headed for the International Space Station in the early hours of June 8.

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Space crew to board Soyuz

Space crew to board Soyuz

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - (From L) U.S. astronaut Michael Fossum, Russian cosmonaut Sergey Volkov and Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa wave as they leave a hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on June 7, 2011, before boarding a Russian Soyuz spacecraft early the next morning bound for the International Space Station.

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Space crew to board Soyuz

Space crew to board Soyuz

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa (front), Russian cosmonaut Sergey Volkov (C) and U.S. astronaut Michael Fossum (middle row L) wave as they leave a hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on June 7, 2011, before boarding a Russian Soyuz spacecraft early the next morning bound for the International Space Station.

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Astronauts in Moscow

Astronauts in Moscow

MOSCOW, Russia - (From L) U.S. astronaut Michael Fossum, Russian cosmonaut Sergey Volkov and Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa shake hands at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in the suburbs of Moscow on May 16, 2011. The three will lift off in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on June 8 to stay at the International Space Station for about five and a half months, with Furukawa serving as a flight engineer on his first space mission.

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Tokyo Olympics: Volleyball

Tokyo Olympics: Volleyball

Dmitry Volkov of the Russian Olympic Committee serves during the second set of a men's volleyball semifinal against Brazil at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 5, 2021, at Ariake Arena in Tokyo.

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Russian Soyuz lifts off for ISS

Russian Soyuz lifts off for ISS

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - This combination photo shows a Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying astronauts Satoshi Furukawa of Japan, Sergey Volkov of Russia and Michael Fossum of the United States, blasting off at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on June 8, 2011. The spacecraft will connect with the International Space Station on June 10. (Kyodo)

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Japanese astronaut Furukawa leaves for space station

Japanese astronaut Furukawa leaves for space station

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - Astronaut Satoshi Furukawa of Japan waves as he heads to the launch pad to board a Russian Soyuz spacecraft on June 7, 2011. The spacecraft, carrying Furukawa, Sergey Volkov of Russia and Michael Fossum of the United States, headed for the International Space Station in the early hours of June 8. (Kyodo)

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Japanese astronaut Furukawa leaves for space station

Japanese astronaut Furukawa leaves for space station

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - Astronaut Satoshi Furukawa of Japan checks his spacesuit shortly before boarding a Russian Soyuz spacecraft on June 7, 2011 at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The spacecraft, carrying Furukawa, Sergey Volkov of Russia and Michael Fossum of the United States, headed for the International Space Station in the early hours of June 8. (Kyodo)

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Russian Soyuz lifts off for ISS

Russian Soyuz lifts off for ISS

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying astronauts Satoshi Furukawa of Japan, Sergey Volkov of Russia and Michael Fossum of the United States blasts off at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on June 8, 2011. The spacecraft will connect with the International Space Station on June 10. (Kyodo)

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Russian Soyuz lifts off for ISS

Russian Soyuz lifts off for ISS

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying astronauts Satoshi Furukawa of Japan, Sergey Volkov of Russia and Michael Fossum of the United States blasts off at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on June 8, 2011. The spacecraft will connect with the International Space Station on June 10. (Kyodo)

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Space crew to board Soyuz

Space crew to board Soyuz

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - (From L) U.S. astronaut Michael Fossum, Russian cosmonaut Sergey Volkov and Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa wave as they leave a hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on June 7, 2011, before boarding a Russian Soyuz spacecraft early the next morning bound for the International Space Station. (Kyodo)

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Space crew to board Soyuz

Space crew to board Soyuz

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa (front), Russian cosmonaut Sergey Volkov (C) and U.S. astronaut Michael Fossum (middle row L) wave as they leave a hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on June 7, 2011, before boarding a Russian Soyuz spacecraft early the next morning bound for the International Space Station. (Kyodo)

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Astronauts in Moscow

Astronauts in Moscow

MOSCOW, Russia - (From L) U.S. astronaut Michael Fossum, Russian cosmonaut Sergey Volkov and Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa shake hands at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in the suburbs of Moscow on May 16, 2011. The three will lift off in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on June 8 to stay at the International Space Station for about five and a half months, with Furukawa serving as a flight engineer on his first space mission. (Kyodo)

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Russian space capsule

Russian space capsule

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Personnel on Nov. 22, 2011, retrieve a Russian space capsule which safely carried three astronauts -- Satoshi Furukawa of Japan, American Mike Fossum and Sergei Volkov of Russia -- home from the International Space Station on a plain near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, the same day. (Kyodo)

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Astronauts return to Earth

Astronauts return to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa (R) is carried by compatriot astronaut Soichi Noguchi (L) and others from a Soyuz spacecraft on a plain near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, at 8:55 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2011, with the reentry capsule of the spacecraft shown in the background. The spacecraft carrying Furukawa and two other astronauts -- American Mike Fossum and Sergei Volkov of Russia -- landed at 8:25 a.m., bringing the three back to Earth after they completed a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. (Kyodo)

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Astronauts return to Earth

Astronauts return to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa (C) is seen smiling at 8:56 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2011, while being carried from a Soyuz spacecraft on a plain near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan. The spacecraft carrying Furukawa and two other astronauts -- American Mike Fossum and Sergei Volkov of Russia -- landed at 8:25 a.m., bringing the three back to Earth after they completed a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. (Kyodo)

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Astronauts return to Earth

Astronauts return to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa (C) is carried from a Soyuz spacecraft on a plain near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, at 9 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2011, to receive medical checkups. The spacecraft carrying Furukawa and two other astronauts -- American Mike Fossum and Sergei Volkov of Russia -- landed at 8:25 a.m., bringing the three back to Earth after they completed a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. (Kyodo)

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Astronauts return to Earth

Astronauts return to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa (C) is carried from the reentry capsule of a Soyuz spacecraft on a plain near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, at 8:55 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2011, after the spacecraft carrying Furukawa and two other astronauts -- American Mike Fossum and Sergei Volkov of Russia -- returned to Earth. The spacecraft landed at 8:25 a.m., bringing the three back to Earth after they completed a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. (Kyodo)

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Astronauts return to Earth

Astronauts return to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Ground support vehicles stand by at 6:40 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2011, on a plain near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, for a Soyuz spacecraft to land, which was carrying three astronauts -- American Mike Fossum, Sergei Volkov of Russia and Japan's Satoshi Furukawa. The spacecraft landed at 8:25 a.m., bringing the three back to Earth after they completed a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. (Kyodo)

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Astronauts return to Earth

Astronauts return to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - A ground support vehicle stands by at 6:40 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2011, on a plain near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, for a Soyuz spacecraft to land, which was carrying three astronauts -- American Mike Fossum, Sergei Volkov of Russia and Japan's Satoshi Furukawa. The spacecraft landed at 8:25 a.m., bringing the three back to Earth after they completed a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. (Kyodo)

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Astronauts return to Earth

Astronauts return to Earth

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken June 6, 2011, shows Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa. A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying three astronauts -- American Mike Fossum, Sergei Volkov of Russia and Furukawa -- returned to Earth on Nov. 22, 2011, landing on a plain in Kazakhstan after the three completed a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. (Kyodo)

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