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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, with the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), works at a console during a Multi-Element Integrated Test (MEIT) of the U.S. Node 2 and the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM). Noguchi is assigned to mission STS-114 as a mission specialist. Node 2 attaches to the end of the U.S. Lab on the ISS and provides attach locations for the Japanese laboratory, European laboratory, the Centrifuge Accommodation Module and, eventually, Multipurpose Logistics Modules. It will provide the primary docking location for the Shuttle when a pressurized mating adapter is attached to Node 2. Installation of the module will complete the U.S. Core of the ISS. The JEM, developed by NASDA, is Japan's primary contribution to the Station. It will enhance the unique research capabilities of the orbiting complex by providing an additional environment for astronauts to conduct science experiments.
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, with the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), works at a console during a Multi-Element Integrated Test (MEIT) of the U.S. Node 2 and the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM). Noguchi is assigned to mission STS-114 as a mission specialist. Node 2 attaches to the end of the U.S. Lab on the ISS and provides attach locations for the Japanese laboratory, European laboratory, the Centrifuge Accommodation Module and, eventually, Multipurpose Logistics Modules. It will provide the primary docking location for the Shuttle when a pressurized mating adapter is attached to Node 2. Installation of the module will complete the U.S. Core of the ISS. The JEM, developed by NASDA, is Japan's primary contribution to the Station. It will enhance the unique research capabilities of the orbiting complex by providing an additional environment for astronauts to conduct science experiments.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, with the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA),...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Alan Thirkettle (center), International Space Station Program manager for Node 2, European Space Agency (ESA); and NASA’s Michael C. Kostelnik (right), deputy associate administrator for International Space Station and Shuttle Programs, sign documents officially transferring ownership of Node 2 between the ESA and NASA. At left, also part of the signing, is Andrea Lorenzoni (left), International Space Station Program manager for Node 2, Italian Space Agency. NASA's Node 2, built by ESA in Italy, arrived at KSC on June 1. It will be the next pressurized module installed on the Station. The pressurized module of the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM), named "Kibo" (Hope), arrived at KSC on June 4. It is Japan's primary contribution to the Station. Emceed by Lisa Malone, deputy director of External Relations and Business Development at KSC, the ceremony also included these speakers: Center Director Roy Bridges Jr.; NASA’s William Gerstenmaier, International Space Station Program manager; and Kuniaki Shiraki, JEM Project manager, National Aerospace and Development Agency of Japan.
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Jun 18, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Alan Thirkettle (center), International Space Station Program manager for Node 2, European Space Agency (ESA); and NASA’s Michael C. Kostelnik (right), deputy associate administrator for International Space Station and Shuttle Programs, sign documents officially transferring ownership of Node 2 between the ESA and NASA. At left, also part of the signing, is Andrea Lorenzoni (left), International Space Station Program manager for Node 2, Italian Space Agency. NASA's Node 2, built by ESA in Italy, arrived at KSC on June 1. It will be the next pressurized module installed on the Station. The pressurized module of the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM), named "Kibo" (Hope), arrived at KSC on June 4. It is Japan's primary contribution to the Station. Emceed by Lisa Malone, deputy director of External Relations and Business Development at KSC, the ceremony also included these speakers: Center Director Roy Bridges Jr.; NASA’s William Gerstenmaier, International Space Station Program manager; and Kuniaki Shiraki, JEM Project manager, National Aerospace and Development Agency of Japan.

NASA image: STS-99 MS Mohri poses for a photo on OV-105's middeck
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Mar 6, 2000

STS-99 MS Mohri poses for a photo on OV-105's middeck

STS099-303-019 (11-22 February 2000) --- Astronaut Mamoru Mohri, mission specialist, supports SRTM's Blue Team on...

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NASA image: STS-92 crew return to Ellington Field
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Oct 27, 2000

STS-92 crew return to Ellington Field

JSC2000-E-27058 (27 October 2000) --- Astronaut Koichi Wakata, mission specialist, addresses crowd at Ellington...

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NASA image: STS-99 MS Mohri works on OV-105's middeck
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Feb 16, 2000

STS-99 MS Mohri works on OV-105's middeck

S99-E-5478 (16 February 2000) --- Astronaut Mamoru Mohri totes a notebook on Endeavour's mid deck. The mission...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The second International Microgravity Laboratory-2 (IML-2) is off to an ontime start as the Space Shuttle Columbia lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at 12:43:00 p.m. EDT. On board are a crew of seven and more than 80 investigations developed by more than 200 scientists from 13 countries. The IML-2 complement includes materials science, bioprocessing, space and radiation biology, and human physiology experiments that will be carried out over the course of the 14-day flight. The commander of Space Shuttle Mission STS-65 is Robert D. Cabana. James D. Halsell Jr. is the pilot; the payload commander is Richard J. Hieb; the three mission specialists are Carl E. Walz, Leroy Chiao and Donald A. Thomas. Dr. Chiaki Mukai, representing NASDA, the National Space Development Agency of Japan, is the payload specialist. Mukai becomes the first Japanese woman to fly into space.
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Jul 8, 1994

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The second International Microgravity Laboratory-2 (IML-2) is off to an ontime start as the Space Shuttle Columbia lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at 12:43:00 p.m. EDT. On board are a crew of seven and more than 80 investigations developed by more than 200 scientists from 13 countries. The IML-2 complement includes materials science, bioprocessing, space and radiation biology, and human physiology experiments that will be carried out over the course of the 14-day flight. The commander of Space Shuttle Mission STS-65 is Robert D. Cabana. James D. Halsell Jr. is the pilot; the payload commander is Richard J. Hieb; the three mission specialists are Carl E. Walz, Leroy Chiao and Donald A. Thomas. Dr. Chiaki Mukai, representing NASDA, the National Space Development Agency of Japan, is the payload specialist. Mukai becomes the first Japanese woman to fly into space.

NASA image: Photographic coverage of STS-114 and Expedition 7 Emergency Egress Training at CCT- II
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Nov 13, 2002

Photographic coverage of STS-114 and Expedition 7 Emergency Egress Training at CCT- II

JSC2002-02040 (13 November 2002) --- Astronauts Soichi Noguchi (left) and Stephen K. Robinson, both STS-114 mission...

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NASA image: Space Shuttle Project
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Sep 20, 1992

Space Shuttle Project

After completion of a seven-day flight mission, the Space Shuttle Orbiter Endeavour (STS-47) landed at Kennedy Space...

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NASA image: JEM hardware delivery
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May 2, 2003

JEM hardware delivery

JSC2003-E-34748 (2 May 2003) --- The Pressurized Module of the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM), Kibo, Japan's...

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NASA image: Microgravity
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Sep 12, 1992

Microgravity

Space Shuttle Endeavour (STS-47) onboard photo of Astronaut Jan Davis inside the Spacelab-J module. Spacelab-J is a...

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NASA image: STS-99 MS Mohri works on OV-105's flight deck
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Apr 5, 2000

STS-99 MS Mohri works on OV-105's flight deck

STS099-330-036 (11-22 February 2000) ---Astronaut Mamoru Mohri, mission specialist, on the aft flight deck of the...

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NASA image: Microgravity
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Oct 22, 1992

Microgravity

Space Shuttle Endeavour (STS-47) onboard photo of Astronaut N. Jan Davis at work at the Continuous Heating Furnace...

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NASA image: Astronaut Brian Duffy shaves in the middeck
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Jan 20, 1996

Astronaut Brian Duffy shaves in the middeck

STS072-331-016 (11-20 Jan. 1996) --- On the Space Shuttle Endeavour’s middeck, astronaut Brian Duffy, mission...

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NASA image: STS-99 crewmembers bailout training in building 9
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May 19, 1999

STS-99 crewmembers bailout training in building 9

S99-05622 (19 May 1999) --- Astronaut Mamoru Mohri, mission specialist representing Japan's National Space...

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NASA image: Microgravity
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Oct 22, 1992

Microgravity

Space Shuttle Endeavour (STS-47) onboard photo of Astronaut Mae Jemison working in Spacelab-J module. Spacelab-J is...

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NASA image: STS-99 MS Voss and MS Mohri pose in sleep stations on OV-105's middeck
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Mar 28, 2000

STS-99 MS Voss and MS Mohri pose in sleep stations on OV-105's middeck

STS099-308-019 (11-22 February 2000) ---Astronauts Janice E. Voss and Mamoru Mohri, both members of the Blue Team...

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NASA image: Mission Specialist Koichi Wakata activities in the flight deck and middeck
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Feb 7, 1996

Mission Specialist Koichi Wakata activities in the flight deck and middeck

STS072-321-002 (11-20 Jan. 1996) --- Astronaut Koichi Wakata operates the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) on the aft...

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NASA image: Views from President Clinton's visit to JSC's Bldg. 9
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Apr 14, 1998

Views from President Clinton's visit to JSC's Bldg. 9

S98-05014 (14 April 1998) --- President Bill Clinton greets several NASA astronauts upon his arrival at the systems...

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NASA image: Mukai with NHK HDTV camera in the Spacehab
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Nov 4, 1998

Mukai with NHK HDTV camera in the Spacehab

STS095-E-5229 (4 Nov. 1998)--- STS-95 payload specialist Chiaki Mukai, representing Japan's National Space...

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NASA image: Mukai on middeck with food packets
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Nov 4, 1998

Mukai on middeck with food packets

STS095-E-5211 (4 Nov. 1998) --- STS-95 payload specialist Chiaki Mukai, representing Japan's National Space...

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NASA image: Tyurin readies the NASDA exposure experiment cases for their EVA
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Oct 14, 2001

Tyurin readies the NASDA exposure experiment cases for their EVA

ISS003-E-6623 (14 October 2001) --- Cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, Expedition Three flight engineer representing...

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NASA image: JEM hardware delivery
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Apr 22, 2003

JEM hardware delivery

JSC2003-E-34751 (22 April 2003) --- A convoy transports the Kibo Pressurized Module, Japan's primary contribution to...

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NASA image: JEM hardware delivery
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Apr 16, 2003

JEM hardware delivery

JSC2003-E-34755 (16 April 2003) --- Workers at Japan's Tsukuba Space Center are shown preparing the Japanese...

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NASA image: STS-99 crewmembers in aircraft prior to leaving Ellington Field for KSC
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Jan 27, 2000

STS-99 crewmembers in aircraft prior to leaving Ellington Field for KSC

JSC2000-00920 (27 January 2000) --- Seated in the rear station of a T-38 jet aircraft, astronaut Janice Voss,...

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Alan Thirkettle (center), International Space Station Program manager for Node 2,...

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The second International Microgravity Laboratory-2 (IML-2) is off to an ontime start as...

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