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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, 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.

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Soyuz astronaut Noguchi lifts off from Kazakhstan

TOKYO, Japan - NASA television shows Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi inside Russia's Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft on Dec. 21, 2009. The spacecraft carrying Noguchi and two other astronauts successfully reached orbit shortly after a predawn liftoff from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan earlier in the day.

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Astronaut Furukawa smiles after Soyuz's liftoff from Kazakhstan

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa smiles as he speaks to reporters after Russia's spacecraft Soyuz TMA-17 successfully lifted off from Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on Dec. 21, 2009, carrying Japan's astronaut Soichi Noguchi and two others, heading for the International Space Station. Furukawa, who is a backup for Noguchi, is scheduled to travel to the station by Soyoz in 2011.

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3 astronauts including Japan's Noguchi lift off from Kazakhstan

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - Keiji Tachikawa, president of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, speaks to reporters at the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on Dec. 21, 2009, after seeing the successful launch of Russia's Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft carrying Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi and two others.

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3 astronauts including Japan's Noguchi lift off from Kazakhstan

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - The Russia's Soyuz TMA-17, carrying three astronauts -- Japan's Soichi Noguchi, Timothy J. Creamer of the United States and Russia's Oleg Kotov -- flies into the clouds after being launched from Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, Dec. 21, 2009. The spacecraft successfully reached orbit shortly after liftoff.

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Soyuz lifts off to space station

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - Russia's Soyuz TMA-17, carrying three astronauts -- Japan's Soichi Noguchi, Timothy J. Creamer of the United States and Russia's Oleg Kotov -- takes off from the launcher at the Baikonur Cosmodrome space center in Kazakhstan on Dec. 21, 2009. The spacecraft successfully reached orbit shortly after liftoff.

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Japan's Noguchi boards Soyuz rocket

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi is seen shortly before boarding Russia's Soyuz TMA-17 rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome space center in Kazakhstan on Dec. 21, 2009. The spacecraft successfully reached orbit shortly after liftoff.

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Soyuz lifts off to space station

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - Russia's Soyuz TMA-17, carrying three astronauts -- Japan's Soichi Noguchi, Timothy J. Creamer of the United States and Russia's Oleg Kotov -- takes off from the launcher at the Baikonur Cosmodrome space center in Kazakhstan on Dec. 21, 2009. The spacecraft successfully reached orbit shortly after liftoff.

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Soyuz lifts off to space station

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - Russia's Soyuz TMA-17, carrying three astronauts -- Japan's Soichi Noguchi, Timothy J. Creamer of the United States and Russia's Oleg Kotov -- takes off from the launcher at the Baikonur Cosmodrome space center in Kazakhstan on Dec. 21, 2009. The spacecraft successfully reached orbit shortly after liftoff.

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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. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Noguchi boards Soyuz rocket

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi is seen shortly before boarding Russia's Soyuz TMA-17 rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome space center in Kazakhstan on Dec. 21, 2009. The spacecraft successfully reached orbit shortly after liftoff. (Kyodo)

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Soyuz lifts off to space station

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - Russia's Soyuz TMA-17, carrying three astronauts -- Japan's Soichi Noguchi, Timothy J. Creamer of the United States and Russia's Oleg Kotov -- takes off from the launcher at the Baikonur Cosmodrome space center in Kazakhstan on Dec. 21, 2009. The spacecraft successfully reached orbit shortly after liftoff. (Kyodo)

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Soyuz lifts off to space station

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - Russia's Soyuz TMA-17, carrying three astronauts -- Japan's Soichi Noguchi, Timothy J. Creamer of the United States and Russia's Oleg Kotov -- takes off from the launcher at the Baikonur Cosmodrome space center in Kazakhstan on Dec. 21, 2009. The spacecraft successfully reached orbit shortly after liftoff. (Kyodo)

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Soyuz lifts off to space station

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - Russia's Soyuz TMA-17, carrying three astronauts -- Japan's Soichi Noguchi, Timothy J. Creamer of the United States and Russia's Oleg Kotov -- takes off from the launcher at the Baikonur Cosmodrome space center in Kazakhstan on Dec. 21, 2009. The spacecraft successfully reached orbit shortly after liftoff. (Kyodo)

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Soyuz astronaut Noguchi lifts off from Kazakhstan

TOKYO, Japan - NASA television shows Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi inside Russia's Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft on Dec. 21, 2009. The spacecraft carrying Noguchi and two other astronauts successfully reached orbit shortly after a predawn liftoff from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan earlier in the day. (Kyodo)

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3 astronauts including Japan's Noguchi lift off from Kazakhstan

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - Keiji Tachikawa, president of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, speaks to reporters at the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on Dec. 21, 2009, after seeing the successful launch of Russia's Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft carrying Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi and two others. (Kyodo)

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Astronaut Furukawa smiles after Soyoz's liftoff from Kazakhstan

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa smiles as he speaks to reporters after Russia's spacecraft Soyuz TMA-17 successfully lifted off from Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on Dec. 21, 2009, carrying Japan's astronaut Soichi Noguchi and two others, heading for the International Space Station. Furukawa, who is a backup for Noguchi, is scheduled to travel to the station by Soyoz in 2011. (Kyodo)

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3 astronauts including Japan's Noguchi lift off from Kazakhstan

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - The Russia's Soyuz TMA-17, carrying three astronauts -- Japan's Soichi Noguchi, Timothy J. Creamer of the United States and Russia's Oleg Kotov -- flies into the clouds after being launched from Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, Dec. 21, 2009. The spacecraft successfully reached orbit shortly after liftoff. (Kyodo)