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NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery launch on STS 119 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Astronaut Koichi Wakata, Mission Specialist of Space Shuttle "Discovery" stops for photos as he departs from the Operations and Checkout Building for a ride to Complex 39A in final preparation for mission STS 119 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 15, 2009. Discovery is scheduled to launch at approximately 9:20 PM and dock with the International Space Station two days later. (UPI Photo/Joe Marino - Bill Cantrell)

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latimes.com at 31 Jul 2009 03:00 am

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sfgate.com at 30 Jul 2009 05:51 pm

In what might embarrass less adventurous souls, astronaut Koichi Wakata is returning to Earth with the underwear he kept on for a solid month during his space station stay and scientists...

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telegraph.co.uk at 19 Mar 2009 12:18 pm

Before blasting off for the International Space Station Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata said he was looking forward to carrying out the missions for which he had trained for several years.

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