Astronaut Noguchi keen to make success of next shuttle mission

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi, who is scheduled to take part in September in the first U.S. space shuttle mission since the Columbia breakup about a year ago, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 16. Noguchi said he is keen to make a success of the next mission. ''I want make a success of the flight resumption with the cherished desire of the late crew members,'' said Noguchi, who has been picked as a crew member for the space shuttle Atlantis flight. (Kyodo)

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