Japanese astronaut gets training before space flight

Japanese astronaut gets training before space flight

HOUSTON, United States - Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki (front) receives training for robotic arm operations at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, on July 23 ahead of her first flight to the International Space Station in March 2010.

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