Japanese boy with muscular dystrophy to see shuttle launch

Japanese boy with muscular dystrophy to see shuttle launch

OSAKA, Japan - Tadashi Ishizu, a 14-year-old Japanese boy suffering from muscular dystrophy, prepares to leave Osaka airport Oct. 3 for the United States to realize his dream of seeing a space-shuttle launch. Ishizu will join spectators at Florida's Kennedy Space Center to witness the launch of the shuttle Discovery on Oct. 5 (Oct. 6 Japan time), according to the Japan chapter of the U.S.-based Make-A-Wish Foundation, which arranged the trip after it was contacted by Ishizu.

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