Wakata wants to fly to space again

Wakata wants to fly to space again

HOUSTON, United States - Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata (L) enjoys reunion with his German wife Stefanie and son Akio in Houston on Oct. 25 the day after he returned from his 13-day mission aboard the space shuttle Discovery on Oct. 24.

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