Astronaut Hoshide at Tsukuba Space Center

Astronaut Hoshide at Tsukuba Space Center

TSUKUBA, Japan - Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide (R) explains about a device used to release small satellites from the International Space Station at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Tsukuba Space Center in Ibaraki Prefecture on Jan. 25, 2012. Hoshide is scheduled to stay on the ISS for about six months from late May 2012 for his mission.

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