Jan 16 (News On Japan) –
Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui returned safely to Earth on January fifteenth, smiling and waving after finishing greater than 5 months aboard the International Space Station.
Yui, 55, splashed down off the coast of California within the western United States at 5:41 p.m. Japan time on January fifteenth, touring residence aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft after concluding his prolonged keep on the ISS. Recovery crews hoisted the capsule onto a ship and opened the hatch, the place Yui emerged smiling and waving to cameras earlier than being positioned on a chair and brought contained in the vessel.
Yui had initially been scheduled to stay aboard the station till February, however his return was introduced ahead after a fellow astronaut skilled health-related points, prompting an earlier-than-planned finish to the mission.
Source: Kyodo