Japanese astronaut Yamazaki at welcome ceremony

Japanese astronaut Yamazaki at welcome ceremony

HOUSTON, United States - Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki, who was aboard NASA's space shuttle Discovery, waves to the crowd during a welcome ceremony at Houston's Ellington Field in Texas on April 21, 2010, a day after returning from a 15-day mission with six other crew members.

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