Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai and 2 crewmembers have returned to Earth after completing their mission at the International Space Station.
Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai and 2 crewmembers have returned to Earth after completing their mission at the International Space Station.
A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying the 3 landed on the plains of Kazakhstan around 9:40 PM on Sunday, Japan Time. The other crewmembers are an American and a Russian.
Kanai is a former medical officer with Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force. During his 6-month mission, he conducted various scientific experiments and walked in space outside the ISS.
The Soyuz undocked from the ISS for its return journey shortly after 6 PM.
It then reentered the Earth’s atmosphere and gradually parachuted down to the ground in Central Asia.
