Doi to join shuttle to set up Japan's lab on space station

Doi to join shuttle to set up Japan's lab on space station

HOUSTON, United States - Japanese astronaut Takao Doi (L), who will join a space shuttle mission in late 2007 that will deliver the first components for Japan's space laboratory at the International Space Station, and Naoko Yamazaki, who will join the mission as a member of the support crew on the ground, speak at a press conference in Houston on May 5. The photo was provided by the Japan Aerospace Expedition Agency (JAXA) (Kyodo)

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