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Soichi Noguchi
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| Born | April 15, 1965 Yokohama, Japan
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| Status | Active |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Engineer |
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| NASDA/JAXA Astronaut | |
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Time in space
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177d 3h 5min |
| Selection | 1996 NASDA Group |
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Total EVAs
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3 |
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Total EVA time
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20h 05min |
| Missions | STS-114, Soyuz TMA-17 (Expedition 22/23), SpaceX Crew-1 (Expedition 64/65) |
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Mission insignia
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Soichi Noguchi (野口 聡一 , Noguchi Sōichi, born 15 April 1965) is a Japanese aeronautical engineer and JAXA astronaut.
His first spaceflight was as a Mission Specialist aboard STS-114 on 26 July 2005 for NASA's first "return to flight" Space Shuttle mission after the Columbia disaster.
He was most recently in space as part of the Soyuz TMA-17 crew and Expedition 22 to the International Space Station (ISS), returning to Earth on 2 June 2010.
He is the fifth Japanese astronaut to fly in space and the fourth to fly on the space shuttle.
Images for kids
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Soichi Noguchi on his first spacewalk
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STS-114 during launch
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Soyuz TMA-17 launches to the ISS carrying Noguchi, Kotov and Creamer
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