Astronaut Furukawa smiles after Soyoz's liftoff from Kazakhstan

Astronaut Furukawa smiles after Soyoz's liftoff from Kazakhstan

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa smiles as he speaks to reporters after Russia's spacecraft Soyuz TMA-17 successfully lifted off from Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on Dec. 21, 2009, carrying Japan's astronaut Soichi Noguchi and two others, heading for the International Space Station. Furukawa, who is a backup for Noguchi, is scheduled to travel to the station by Soyoz in 2011. (Kyodo)

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