Space shuttle Atlantis to lift off with Noguchi in Jan.

Space shuttle Atlantis to lift off with Noguchi in Jan.

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi (in file photo) will be one of seven crew members on the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis to be launched Jan. 16, 2003, the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) announced June 7. The mission to help construct the International Space Station (ISS) was initially scheduled for November, but the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) rescheduled the launch date due to a delay in the construction of the ISS.

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