Japan taps 3 new astronauts

Japan taps 3 new astronauts

TOKYO, Japan - Norishige Kanai attends a press conference in Tokyo on July 27, 2011, one day after the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency certified Kanai and two other men as astronauts for the International Space Station. The three Japanese astronauts have completed all their basic training requirements in the U.S. and elsewhere. Seen in front is a model of the ISS.

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