Wife of Japanese astronaut on shuttle proud of husband

Wife of Japanese astronaut on shuttle proud of husband

HOUSTON, U.S. - Stefanie Wakata, 35-year-old German wife of Koichi Wakata, the Japanese mission specialist currently aboard the space shuttle Discovery, voices her delight on Oct. 20 in Houston at seeing her husband successfully carry out a series of tasks in space. 'I was glad to see the jobs done successfully and will welcome him with a smile back on Earth,' Stefanie told reporters in Japanese while watching Wakata on a monitor at the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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