Four astronauts, including Satoshi Furukawa, will return to Earth after a stay of more than six months. The four people boarded the spacecraft on the night of the 11th, Japan time, and the hatch separating the space station and spacecraft was closed just after 10 p.m.
The spacecraft will leave the space Station and splash down off the coast of Florida in the southern United States around 6:30 pm Japan time on the 12th. This is Mr. Furukwa's second time in space, and he has been involved in a variety of activities.