Wakata says space shuttle trip was like dream

Wakata says space shuttle trip was like dream

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata (on the video screen) speaks from Houston, Texas, to reporters in Tokyo via videophone Nov. 15. He said he feels as if his October space shuttle mission was like a dream. Wakata, 37, and six other astronauts conducted a successful mission Oct. 11-24 to add essential components to the International Space Station.

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