NASA picks Mohri again for space shuttle mission

NASA picks Mohri again for space shuttle mission

Mamoru Mohri, Japan's first astronaut, smiles on Oct. 26 at a press conference held after U.S. National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) selected him to participate for a second time in a U.S. space shuttle mission. He will join the U.S. crew aboard the Endeavor when it is launched in September 1999.

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