Wakata communicates with students in Japan from space station

Wakata communicates with students in Japan from space station

FUKUOKA, Japan - Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata (L) shows off tumbling while communicating from the International Space Station with students who gathered at his alma mater, Kyushu University, in Fukuoka via satellite on March 26.

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