Soichi Noguchi facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Soichi Noguchi |
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NASDA/JAXA Astronaut | |
Nationality | Japanese |
Status | Active |
Born | April 15, 1965 Yokohama, Japan |
Other occupation | Engineer |
Selection | 1996 NASDA Group |
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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.
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