A Russian Soyuz TMA-11M space capsule  carrying a Japanese astronaut, a veteran Russian cosmonaut and a NASA flight engineer landed on the Earth’s surface, putting an end to their six-month orbital mission. They returned near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on May 14, 2014 after  a 188-day stay in space. The capsule carried Expedition 39 NASA astronaut Rick Mastracchio , Japanese spaceflyer … [Read more...]