[JAXA:0491] Return of the Soyuz Spacecraft (47S/MS-01) with Astronaut Takuya Onishi aboard

October 30, 2016 (JST)

Return of the Soyuz Spacecraft (47S/MS-01) with Astronaut Takuya Onishi aboard

The Soyuz spacecraft (47S/MS-01) has safely returned to Earth with astronaut Takuya Onishi aboard who completed his long-duration mission on the International Space Station (ISS).

Landing Date/Time:
12:58, October 30 2016  (JST)
9:58, October 30 2016  (Kazakhstan Time)

Landing Location:
Republic of Kazakhstan

Crewmembers:
Anatoly Ivanishin (ROSCOSMOS)
Takuya Onishi (JAXA)
Kathleen Rubins (NASA)

Note 1:
The 48th and 49th expedition crews (Astronauts Ivanishin, Onishi, and Rubins) stayed in space for 115 days (2 days from launch to ISS ; 113 days at ISS).

Reference links for further information:
http://iss.jaxa.jp/en/
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html


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Comments by JAXA President
http://global.jaxa.jp/press/2016/10/20161030_47s.html#at1


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http://global.jaxa.jp/press/2016/10/20161030_47s.html


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