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Astronaut Noguchi in Kyoto

Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi makes a speech at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, western Japan, on May 23, 2024.

Japanese astronaut Noguchi attends press conference in Paris

PARIS, France - Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi attends a press conference at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France, on Dec. 18, 2014. He stressed the significance of a space project under which two astronauts from the United States and Russia will stay at the International Space Station for the longest-ever period of one year from next March.

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Astronaut Noguchi 1st Asian to head space explorers' group

BEIJING, China - Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi lectures at a Japanese school in Beijing on Sept. 15, 2014. He was selected as head of the Huston, Texas-based Association of Space Explorers as the first Asian to assume the post.

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Astronauts return to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa (C), upon his arrival back on Earth from the International Space Station, walks to a helicopter with the assistance of another Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi (L) and another unidentified man near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on Nov. 22, 2011.

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Astronauts return to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa (R) is carried by compatriot astronaut Soichi Noguchi (L) and others from a Soyuz spacecraft on a plain near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, at 8:55 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2011, with the reentry capsule of the spacecraft shown in the background. The spacecraft carrying Furukawa and two other astronauts -- American Mike Fossum and Sergei Volkov of Russia -- landed at 8:25 a.m., bringing the three back to Earth after they completed a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

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Soyuz at launch pad

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi answers reporters' questions after a Soyuz rocket (back) is placed on a launch pad at the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on June 5, 2011. Another Japanese astronaut, Satoshi Furukawa, will board the rocket. Noguchi traveled in a Soyuz in 2009.

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Soyuz at launch pad

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi (R) answers reporters' questions after a Soyuz rocket (back) is placed on a launch pad at the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on June 5, 2011. Another Japanese astronaut, Satoshi Furukawa, will board the rocket. Noguchi traveled in a Soyuz in 2009.

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Astronaut Noguchi encourages children in Natori

NATORI, Japan - Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi visits an evacuation shelter in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 14, 2011, to encourage children affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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Astronaut Noguchi speaks at U.S. college

LOS ANGELES, United States - Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi speaks at El Camino College in Torrance, California, on April 30, 2011. During an event commemorating the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, Noguchi shared his experience in space with grade school students as part of his efforts to inspire their curiosity in space.

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Emperor's garden party

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L) chats with guests at his garden party in rainy weather at Akasaka Imperial Garden in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2010, including astronauts Naoko Yamazaki (woman in kimono at center R) and Soichi Noguchi (R).

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Astronaut Noguchi at school

KOBE, Japan - Astronaut Soichi Noguchi is welcomed by students of the elementary school he graduated from in Hyogo Prefecture upon his arrival on Sept. 21, 2010. Noguchi returns from space in June after staying at the International Space Station nearly a half year.

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Astronaut Noguchi at school

KOBE, Japan - Astronaut Soichi Noguchi (C) poses for photos with students of the elementary school he graduated from in Hyogo Prefecture on Sept. 21, 2010. Noguchi returned to Earth in June after staying at the International Space Station nearly a half year.

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Astronaut Noguchi reports his stay in space

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi (R) speaks to the public in Kyoto about his time at the International Space Station on Sept. 15, 2010. Noguchi, who returned to Earth in June, said he was able to relax by taking care of plants which grew even in space.

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Astronaut Noguchi receives hero's welcome in hometown

CHIGASAKI, Japan - Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi waves to well-wishers as he received a hero's welcome during a parade in a convertible car on Aug. 9, 2010, in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, where he spent his childhood, following his completion in June of a nearly half-year stay aboard the International Space Station.

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Astronaut Noguchi speaks about space life

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi speaks about his time at the International Space Station with an image of himself being projected during an event in Tokyo on Aug. 5, 2010. ''I felt the bonds between people (from many countries) were important'' Noguchi said, recalling his experience in the ISS for nearly six months.

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Astronaut Noguchi speaks about space life

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi speaks about his time at the International Space Station with an image of himself being projected during an event in Tokyo on Aug. 5, 2010. ''I felt the bonds between people (from many countries) were important'' Noguchi said, recalling his experience in the ISS for nearly six months.

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Astronaut Noguchi visits PM Kan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) shakes hands with astronaut Soichi Noguchi on July 26, 2010, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo. Noguchi told Kan he conducted experiments on about 50 themes during his nearly six-month mission on the International Space Station.

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Astronaut Noguchi visits PM Kan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) listens to astronaut Soichi Noguchi explain his mission on the International Space Station at the premier's office in Tokyo on July 26, 2010. Noguchi told Kan he conducted experiments on about 50 themes during his nearly six-month mission on the ISS.

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Astronaut Noguchi wants to go back in space

TOKYO, Japan - Astronaut Soichi Noguchi poses with a model of the Russian Soyuz spacecraft that he was aboard in June when he returned to Earth from the International Space Station, during a press conference in Tokyo on July 20, 2010. Noguchi, who is making a visit to Japan, expressed his eagerness to take part in another space mission.

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Astronaut Noguchi visits Japan

NARITA, Japan - Astronaut Soichi Noguchi waves at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on July 16, 2010, after arriving in Japan for the first time since returning to Earth in June from a nearly six-month space mission. Noguchi said he wants to ''eat some good food and see a lot of people'' during his stay.

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Astronaut Noguchi in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia - (From L) Astronauts T.J. Creamer of the United States, Oleg Kotov of Russia and Soichi Noguchi of Japan offer flowers in front of a statue of Yuri Gagarin at Star City in a suburb of Moscow on June 24, 2010. The astronauts returned to Earth aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft in early June.

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Astronaut Noguchi in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia - (From L) Astronauts Soichi Noguchi of Japan, Oleg Kotov of Russia and T.J. Creamer of the United States pose for photos in front of a statue of Yuri Gagarin at Star City in a suburb of Moscow on June 24, 2010. The astronauts returned to Earth aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft in early June.

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Astronaut Noguchi in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia - (From L) Astronauts Soichi Noguchi of Japan, Oleg Kotov of Russia and T.J. Creamer of the United States hold flowers of welcome at Star City in a suburb of Moscow on June 24, 2010. The astronauts returned to Earth aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft in early June.

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Astronaut Noguchi

TOKYO, Japan - A Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency office watches Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi speak on June 9, 2010, at a televised press conference from Houston in the United States. Noguchi, who returned to Earth on June 2 after a 163-day stay in space, said he has not decided on whether to seek another space mission.

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Noguchi returns to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi is carried to a waiting helicopter in Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on June 2, 2010, following his return to Earth with two fellow astronauts aboard the Russian Soyuz spacecraft. Noguchi was in space for 163 days, the longest mission ever completed by a Japanese astronaut.

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Noguchi returns to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi is carried after his return to Earth with two fellow astronauts aboard the Russian Soyuz spacecraft in Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on June 2, 2010. Noguchi was in space for 163 days, the longest mission ever completed by a Japanese astronaut.

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Noguchi returns to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi speaks to his family by phone after returning to Earth with two fellow astronauts aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft in Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on June 2, 2010. Noguchi was in space for 163 days, the longest mission ever completed by a Japanese astronaut.

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Noguchi returns to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi holds an apple handed to him following his return to Earth aboard the Russian Soyuz spacecraft with two fellow astronauts, as compatriot astronaut Koichi Wakata speaks to him in Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on June 2, 1010. After taking a bite, Noguchi said the apple was '' delicious'' but ''heavy.''

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Noguchi returns to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi (L), Russia's Oleg Kotov and T.J. Creamer of the United States show solidarity after their return to Earth aboard the Russian Soyuz spacecraft in Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on June 2, 1010.

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Noguchi returns to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi is taken out of the Russian Soyuz spacecraft after his return to Earth with two fellow astronauts in Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on June 2, 2010. Noguchi, who returned from the International Space Station with Russia's Oleg Kotov and T.J. Creamer of the United States, said he was in ''perfect'' condition.

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Noguchi returns to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Personnel open the hatch of the Russian Soyuz capsule carrying astronauts Soichi Noguchi of Japan, Oleg Kotov of Russia and T.J. Creamer of the United States after the spacecraft landed on a plain near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on June 2, 2010.

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Noguchi returns to Earth after 163 days in space

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - The Soyuz spacecraft carrying Japan's Soichi Noguchi, Russia's Oleg Kotov and American Timothy Creamer is seen parachuting down near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on June 2, 2010. Noguchi spent 163 days onboard the International Space Station, the longest period in space by a Japanese astronaut.

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Noguchi returns to Earth after 163 days in space

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi gives a thumbs-up near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on June 2, 2010, after the Soyuz capsule carrying Noguchi, Russia's Oleg Kotov and American Timothy Creamer landed there. Noguchi spent 163 days onboard the International Space Station, the longest period in space by a Japanese astronaut.

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Noguchi returns to Earth after 163 days in space

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi talks with his family by cell phone near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on June 2, 2010, after the Soyuz capsule carrying Noguchi, Russia's Oleg Kotov and American Timothy Creamer landed there. Noguchi spent 163 days onboard the International Space Station, the longest period in space by a Japanese astronaut.

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Japanese astronauts play musical instruments together

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronauts Soichi Noguci (L in back) and Naoko Yamazaki (R in back) at the International Space Station talk to Moeka Kusuda, a six-grader at an elementary school, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo during a video chat event on April 12, 2010. Two Cabinet ministers and six schoolchildren took part in the event during which Noguchi and Yamazaki played musical instruments together.

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Astronaut Noguchi addresses university students

TOKYO, Japan - Screen shows an image of Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi, recorded from the International Space Station, during an entrance ceremony for the University of Tokyo at the Nippon Budokan gymnasium in Tokyo on April 12, 2010. Noguchi, a graduate of the university, congratulated some 3,200 new students who entered Japan's most prestigious school.

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Japanese astronaut installs module on space station

TOKYO, Japan - This photo taken from NASA TV shows Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi getting out of the multi-purpose logistics module Leonardo into the International Space Station. U.S. space shuttle Discovery mission specialists Stephanie Wilson and Naoko Yamazaki used the ISS robotic arm to lift Leonardo from the shuttle and attach it to the ISS on April 7, 2010.

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Discovery docks at ISS

TOKYO, Japan - NASA Television on April 7, 2010 in Tokyo shows the U.S. space shuttle Discovery (C), carrying seven crew members including Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki, docking at the International Space Station. Yamazaki met with Soichi Noguchi, another Japanese astronaut who was already stationed at the ISS, for the first such meeting between two Japanese astronauts in space.

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Discovery docks at ISS

TOKYO, Japan - NASA Television on April 7, 2010 in Tokyo shows the U.S. space shuttle Discovery (C), carrying seven crew members including Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki, docking at the International Space Station, with the earth in the background. Yamazaki met with Soichi Noguchi, another Japanese astronaut who was already stationed at the ISS, for the first such meeting between two Japanese astronauts in space.

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Discovery docks at ISS

TOKYO, Japan - NASA Television on April 7, 2010 in Tokyo shows the U.S. space shuttle Discovery (C), carrying seven crew members including Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki, docking at the International Space Station. Yamazaki met with Soichi Noguchi, another Japanese astronaut who was already stationed at the ISS, for the first such meeting between two Japanese astronauts in space.

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Children ask questions to Noguchi in space

KUSHIRO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi, appearing on a large screen, waves to children during a space-to-Earth talk session at Kushiro Children's Museum Kodomo Yugakukan in Kushiro, Hokkaido, on Jan. 19, 2010. Children asked Noguchi, who is currently on a five-month mission at the International Space Station, about his experiences there via a satellite and TV telephone linkup at an event hosted by the museum and Rikubetsu Astronomical Observatory.

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Hatoyama calls astronaut Noguchi in space

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (R) waves to Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi, who is at the International Space Station for a five-month mission, from the prime minister office in Tokyo during a video conference on Jan. 7, 2010, with Education, Culture, Sports and Technology Minister Tatsuo Kawabata and elementary school children from Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, looking on.

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Hatoyama calls astronaut Noguchi in space

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks to Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi, who is at the International Space Station for a five-month mission, from the prime minister office in Tokyo during a video conference on Jan. 7, 2010.

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Noguchi, 2 other astronauts arrive at Int'l Space Station

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken from NASA Television, Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi wearing a Santa Claus hat (2nd from R) and other astronauts at the International Space Station communicate with people on Earth via video conferencing, after Russia's Soyuz space capsule carrying Noguchi and two other astronauts docked at the ISS on Dec. 23, 2009.

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Noguchi, 2 other astronauts arrive at Int'l Space Station

MOSCOW, Russia - Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa (L) speaks to reporters at the Russian mission control center near Moscow on Dec. 23, 2009, after Russia's Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft carrying Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi and two other astronauts docked at the International Space Station. Furukawa is scheduled to travel to the station by Soyuz in 2011.

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Noguchi, 2 other astronauts arrive at Int'l Space Station

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken from NASA Television, astronauts wearing Santa Claus hats, including Japan's Soichi Noguchi (R in back), at the International Space Station are projected on the screen at the Russian mission control center near Moscow on Dec. 23, 2009, after Russia's Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft carrying Noguchi and two other astronauts docked at the ISS.

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Noguchi, 2 other astronauts arrive at Int'l Space Station

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken from NASA Television, astronauts wearing Santa Claus hats, including Japan's Soichi Noguchi (R in back), at the International Space Station communicate with people on Earth via video conferencing, after Russia's Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft carrying Noguchi and two other astronauts docked at the ISS on Dec. 23, 2009.

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Noguchi, 2 other astronauts arrive at Int'l Space Station

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken from NASA Television, Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi wearing a Santa Claus hat enters the International Space Station, after Russia's Soyuz space capsule carrying Noguchi and two other astronauts docked at the ISS on Dec. 23, 2009.

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Noguchi, 2 other astronauts arrive at Int'l Space Station

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken from NASA Television, Russia's Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft (C) carrying Japan's Soichi Noguchi and two other astronauts approaches the International Space Station to dock on Dec. 23, 2009. Noguchi, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov and U.S. astronaut Timothy Creamer will stay at the ISS for five months.

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Noguchi, 2 other astronauts arrive at Int'l Space Station

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken from NASA Television, Russia's Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft (C) carrying Japan's Soichi Noguchi and two other astronauts approaches the International Space Station to dock on Dec. 23, 2009. Noguchi, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov and U.S. astronaut Timothy Creamer will stay at the ISS for five months.