Wakata talks with Mori

Wakata talks with Mori

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata (R on TV screen) talks with Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (L) and Science and Technology Agency chief Tadamori Oshima (C) Oct. 13. Hidenori Tsumura (R), captain of Miyake High School baseball club, has been invited to join. Wakata told Mori information technology (IT) will play a key role in advancing operations of space shuttles and other spacecraft.

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