Japanese astronaut Onishi

Japanese astronaut Onishi

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi speaks during a press conference, broadcast to Tokyo by video link, in an undersea facility off the coast of Florida on Oct. 25, 2011. Onishi, who is undergoing training at the facility that simulates the environment in space, expressed his wish to undertake missions on the International Space Station.

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