Yamazaki prepares to go on Discovery

Yamazaki prepares to go on Discovery

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki waves as she heads to the launch pad to board NASA's space shuttle Discovery at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on April 5, 2010. Yamazaki, the first Japanese mother to fly into space, is one of the seven crew members to be on a mission to the International Space Station.

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