Obama watches message by int'l space-station crew

Obama watches message by int'l space-station crew

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. President Barack Obama (R) watches a video message from International Space Station crew members including Koichi Wakata (C on the screen) at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, known as Miraikan, in Tokyo on April 24, 2014 (Pool photo) .

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