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S114E5191 - STS-114 - STS-114 Mission specialist Soichi Noguchi on flight deck with drink packet

S114E5191 - STS-114 - STS-114 Mission specialist Soichi Noguchi on fli...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Portrait view of JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, mission specialist, on Discovery's aft flight deck. Subject Terms: STS-114, Astronauts, Onboard Activit... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  In Hangar AF, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the STS-114 crew look at equipment used to disassemble and refurbish solid rocket boosters retrieved after a Shuttle launch.  Starting second from left are Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi, Mission Specialist Stephen Robinson, Commander Eileen Collins, and Pilot James Kelly. Noguchi is with the Japanese space agency NASDA.  At far left is Joseph Chaput, with United Space Alliance. On their mission, the crew will carry the MultiPurpose Logistics Module (MPLM) Raffaello and External Stowage Platform 2 to the International Space Station.  The MPLM will contain supplies and equipment.  Another goal of the mission is to remove and replace a Control Moment Gyro.  Launch date for mission STS-114 is under review.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Hangar AF, Cape Canaveral Air Force S...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Hangar AF, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the STS-114 crew look at equipment used to disassemble and refurbish solid rocket boosters retrieved after a Shuttle launch. Starti... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  At the SPACEHAB facility in Cape Canaveral, STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi, with the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), participates in familiarization activities with the hardware that will fly on the STS-114 mission. STS-114 is a utilization and logistics flight that will carry Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello and the External Stowage Platform (ESP-2), as well as the Expedition 7 crew, to the International Space Station. Launch is targeted for March 1, 2003. KSC-03pd0009

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At the SPACEHAB facility in Cape Canaver...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At the SPACEHAB facility in Cape Canaveral, STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi, with the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), participates in familiarization ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - (From left) STS-114 Mission Specialists Stephen Robinson and Soichi Noguchi, Pilot James Kelly and Commander Eileen Collins talk to workers in the Orbiter Processing Facility. Noguchi is with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA. The STS-114 crew is at KSC to take part in crew equipment and orbiter familiarization.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - (From left) STS-114 Mission Specialists S...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - (From left) STS-114 Mission Specialists Stephen Robinson and Soichi Noguchi, Pilot James Kelly and Commander Eileen Collins talk to workers in the Orbiter Processing Facility. Noguc... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-114 Mission Specialists Andrew Thomas (center) and Soichi Noguchi (right) work with equipment while Mission Specialist Charles Camarda (left) watches.  Noguchi is with the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).  They and other crew members are at KSC for equipment familiarization.  STS-114 is classified as Logistics Flight 1 to the International Space Station, delivering new supplies and replacing one of the orbital outpost’s Control Moment Gyroscopes (CMGs). STS-114 will also carry a Raffaello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module and the External Stowage Platform-2.  The crew is slated to conduct at least three spacewalks: They will demonstrate repair techniques of the Shuttle’s Thermal Protection System,  replace the failed CMG with one delivered by the Shuttle, and  install the External Stowage Platform.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-114 Mission Specialists Andrew Thomas (center) and Soichi Noguchi (right) work with equipment while Mission Specialist Charles Camarda... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-114 crew look around Launch Pad 39A on a tour.  From left are Pad A Operations Manager David Sutherland (with United Space Alliance), Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi, Pad A Operations Chief Steve Leonhard, with United Space Alliance, Mission Specialist Andrew Thomas, Mission Commander Eileen Collins, Pilot James Kelly, and Mission Specialists Wendy Lawrence and Charles Camarda.  Noguchi represents the Japanese Aerospace and Exploration Agency.  The STS-114 mission is Logistics Flight 1, which is scheduled to deliver supplies and equipment plus the external stowage platform to the International Space Station. KSC-04pd1053

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-114 crew look around Launch Pad ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-114 crew look around Launch Pad 39A on a tour. From left are Pad A Operations Manager David Sutherland (with United Space Alliance), Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi, Pad... More

S114E5750 - STS-114 - Soichi Noguchi with tool kit

S114E5750 - STS-114 - Soichi Noguchi with tool kit

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-114 Mission specialist Soichi Noguchi reviews a tool kit on the orbiter Discovery middeck. The kit is to be used during the first Extravehicular Act... More

Soichi Noguchi preparations for Maintenance EVA task at the NBL

Soichi Noguchi preparations for Maintenance EVA task at the NBL

PHOTO DATE: 05-13-09 LOCATION: NBL POOLSIDE SUBJECT:Soichi Noguchi preparations for Maintenance EVA task at the NBL PHOTOGRAPHER: BILL STAFFORD X34753

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - -  In the Orbiter Processing Facility, STS-114 Mission Specialists Andrew Thomas, Soichi Noguchi and Charles Camarda greet astronaut John Young (far right), who flew on the first flight of Space Shuttle Columbia with Robert Crippen.  Behind Camarda is Pilot James Kelly.  Young is associate director, Technical, at Johnson Space Center.  Noguchi represents the Japanese Aerospace and Exploration Agency.  The STS-114 crew is spending time becoming familiar with Shuttle and mission equipment.  The mission is Logistics Flight 1, which is scheduled to deliver supplies and equipment plus the external stowage platform to the International Space Station.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, ST...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, STS-114 Mission Specialists Andrew Thomas, Soichi Noguchi and Charles Camarda greet astronaut John Young (far right), who flew on the first fl... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  STS-114  Mission Specialists Soichi Noguchi and Stephen Robinson visit the engine room of the Liberty Star, one of two SRB Retrieval Ships.  Noguchi is with the Japanese space agency NASDA. Other crew members on the tour are Commander Eileen Collins and Pilot James Kelly.  On their mission, the crew will carry the MultiPurpose Logistics Module (MPLM) Raffaello and External Stowage Platform 2 to the International Space Station.  The MPLM will contain supplies and equipment.  Another goal of the mission is to remove and replace a Control Moment Gyro.  Launch date for mission STS-114 is under review.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialists Soichi Nogu...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialists Soichi Noguchi and Stephen Robinson visit the engine room of the Liberty Star, one of two SRB Retrieval Ships. Noguchi is with the Japanese space agen... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  In the Orbiter Processing Facility, STS-114 Mission Specialists Soichi Noguchi and Stephen Robinson take a close look at the some of the tiles underneath Atlantis.  Noguchi is with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA.  The STS-114 crew is at KSC to take part in crew equipment and orbiter familiarization.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, STS-...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, STS-114 Mission Specialists Soichi Noguchi and Stephen Robinson take a close look at the some of the tiles underneath Atlantis. Noguchi is with... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -   Captain Bren Wade of the Liberty Star, one of two SRB Retrieval Ships, talks to STS-114 crew members about the engines.  Seen at left are Pilot James Kelly and Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi, who is with the Japanese space agency NASDA..   On their mission, the crew  - which includes Commander Eileen Collins and Mission Specialist Stephen Robinson - will carry the MultiPurpose Logistics Module (MPLM) Raffaello and External Stowage Platform 2 to the International Space Station.  The MPLM will contain supplies and equipment.  Another goal of the mission is to remove and replace a Control Moment Gyro.  Launch date for mission STS-114 is under review.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Captain Bren Wade of the Liberty Star, ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Captain Bren Wade of the Liberty Star, one of two SRB Retrieval Ships, talks to STS-114 crew members about the engines. Seen at left are Pilot James Kelly and Mission Specialist ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Members of the  STS-114 crew pose for a photo during training.   Standing left to right are Pilot James Kelly, Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi, Commander Eileen Collins and Mission Specialist Stephen Robinson.  At far right is Mission Specialist Sandra Magnus, a member of the STS-112 crew.   Noguchi is with the National Space and Development Agency of Japan.  STS-114 is a utilization and logistics flight that will carry Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello and the External Stowage Platform (ESP-2), plus the Expedition 7 crew to the International Space Station.  Launch of STS-114 is currently scheduled for January 2003 KSC01pd1878

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Members of the STS-114 crew pose for a p...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Members of the STS-114 crew pose for a photo during training. Standing left to right are Pilot James Kelly, Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi, Commander Eileen Collins and Missio... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  At the SPACEHAB facility in Cape Canaveral, STS-114 Commander Eileen Collins (Colonel, USAF) (left foreground) looks on as Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi (right), of the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), familiarizes himself with the hardware that will fly on the STS-114 mission. STS-114 is a utilization and logistics flight that will carry Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello and the External Stowage Platform (ESP-2), as well as the Expedition 7 crew, to the International Space Station. Launch is targeted for March 1, 2003. KSC-03pd0004

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At the SPACEHAB facility in Cape Canaver...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At the SPACEHAB facility in Cape Canaveral, STS-114 Commander Eileen Collins (Colonel, USAF) (left foreground) looks on as Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi (right), of the Nationa... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi looks at tile on the underside of the orbiter Discovery.  Noguchi is with the Japanese Aerospace and Exploration Agency.   He and other crew members are at KSC becoming familiar with Shuttle and mission equipment. The mission is Logistics Flight 1, which is scheduled to deliver supplies and equipment plus the external stowage platform to the International Space Station.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi looks at tile on the underside of the orbiter Discovery. Noguchi is with the Japanese Aerospace and Exploration Agency. He and other cre... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi, who is with the Japanese Aerospace and Exploration Agency, looks at the inside of the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) in the Space Station Processing Facility.  He and other crew members are at KSC becoming familiar with Shuttle and mission equipment. The mission is Logistics Flight 1, which is scheduled to deliver supplies and equipment plus the external stowage platform to the International Space Station.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi, who is with the Japanese Aerospace and Exploration Agency, looks at the inside of the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) in the Space Statio... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --    In the Space Station Processing Facility, astronauts Salizhan Sharipov (center left) and Soichi Noguchi (center right) look at a cover used on hardware.  At far right is astronaut Frank DeWinne.  They and other astronauts are familiarizing themselves with the various elements to be installed on the International Space Station on future spaceflights. With construction of the Space Station the primary focus of future shuttle missions, astronaut crews will be working with one or more of the elements and hardware already being processed in the SSPF.  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-07pd0267

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facil...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, astronauts Salizhan Sharipov (center left) and Soichi Noguchi (center right) look at a cover used on hardware. At far right is astrona... More

Soichi Noguchi preparations for Maintenance EVA task at the NBL

Soichi Noguchi preparations for Maintenance EVA task at the NBL

PHOTO DATE: 05-13-09 LOCATION: NBL POOLSIDE SUBJECT:Soichi Noguchi preparations for Maintenance EVA task at the NBL PHOTOGRAPHER: BILL STAFFORD X34753

KAZAKHASTAN - 200912190002HQ - Expedition 22 NASA Flight Engineer Timothy J. Creamer answers a reporter's question during a press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009.     The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Expedition 22 NASA Flight Engineer Timothy J. Creamer of the United States, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov of Russia, and Flight Engineer Soichi Noguchi of Japan is scheduled for Monday, Dec. 21, 2009, at 3:52 a.m. Kazakhstan time.  Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls KSC-2009-6882

KAZAKHASTAN - 200912190002HQ - Expedition 22 NASA Flight Engineer Timo...

KAZAKHASTAN - 200912190002HQ - Expedition 22 NASA Flight Engineer Timothy J. Creamer answers a reporter's question during a press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Saturday, Dec. 1... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During training at KSC, STS-114 crew members get instructions from a KSC worker.  In the center are Commander Eileen Collins, and Mission Specialists Stephen Robinson and Soichi Noguchi, who is with the National Space and Development Agency of Japan. STS-114 is a utilization and logistics flight that will carry Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello and the External Stowage Platform (ESP-2), plus the Expedition 7 crew to the International Space Station.  Launch of STS-114 is currently scheduled for January 2003 KSC01pd1880

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During training at KSC, STS-114 crew mem...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During training at KSC, STS-114 crew members get instructions from a KSC worker. In the center are Commander Eileen Collins, and Mission Specialists Stephen Robinson and Soichi No... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  In NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Assembly and  Refurbishment Facility, STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi speaks to employees.  At right is Mission Specialist Stephen Robinson.  They and other crew members are visiting several sites during their return to Kennedy Space Center. They have returned to Florida especially for a celebration in the KSC Visitor Complex of the successful return to flight mission that launched July 26 of this year. KSC-05pd2368

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Assembly ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Assembly and Refurbishment Facility, STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi speaks to employees. At right is Mission Specialist Stephen Robinson... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi, with the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), works with equipment that will fly on the mission. The STS-114 crew is participating in familiarization activities with the hardware that will fly on the mission. STS-114 is a utilization and logistics flight (ULF-1) that will carry Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello and the External Stowage Platform (ESP-2), as well as the Expedition 7 crew, to the International Space Station. Launch is targeted for March 1, 2003. KSC-03pd0017

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguch...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi, with the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), works with equipment that will fly on the mission. The STS-114 crew is parti... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi, with the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), works with equipment as Mission Specialist Stephen K. Robinson, Ph.D., (right) watches.  The STS-114 crew is participating in familiarization activities with the hardware that will fly on the mission. STS-114 is a utilization and logistics flight (ULF-1) that will carry Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello and the External Stowage Platform (ESP-2), as well as the Expedition 7 crew, to the International Space Station. Launch is targeted for March 1, 2003. KSC-03pd0016

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguch...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi, with the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), works with equipment as Mission Specialist Stephen K. Robinson, Ph.D., (righ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  Members of the STS-114 crew are welcomed to the Liberty Star, one of two SRB Retrieval Ships, by Captain Bren Wade (back to camera).  Crew members, from left, are Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi, Mission Specialist Stephen Robinson and Commander Eileen Collins. Noguchi is with the Japanese space agency NASDA. Not pictured is Pilot James Kelly.  On their mission, the crew will carry the MultiPurpose Logistics Module (MPLM) Raffaello and External Stowage Platform 2 to the International Space Station.  The MPLM will contain supplies and equipment.  Another goal of the mission is to remove and replace a Control Moment Gyro.  Launch date for mission STS-114 is under review.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Members of the STS-114 crew are welcomed...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Members of the STS-114 crew are welcomed to the Liberty Star, one of two SRB Retrieval Ships, by Captain Bren Wade (back to camera). Crew members, from left, are Mission Specialis... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, members of the STS-114 crew look at a Control Moment Gyroscope.  From left are Mission Specialists Andrew Thomas, Soichi Noguchi and Stephen Robinson.  Noguchi is with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA.  Thomas is a new addition to the mission crew. The STS-114 crew is at KSC to take part in crew equipment and orbiter familiarization.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility,...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, members of the STS-114 crew look at a Control Moment Gyroscope. From left are Mission Specialists Andrew Thomas, Soichi Noguchi and Stephe... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi arrives at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility in a T-38 jet aircraft.  Noguchi, who is with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), is taking part in crew equipment and orbiter  familiarization along with other mission crew members.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi arrives at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility in a T-38 jet aircraft. Noguchi, who is with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), is... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  Members of the STS-114 crew spend time becoming familiar with Shuttle and mission equipment.  Mission Specialists Soichi Noguchi (left) and Andrew Thomas (center) look at an engine eyelet, which serves as part of the thermal protection system on an orbiter.  Noguchi is with the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).  The mission is Logistics Flight 1, which is scheduled to deliver supplies and equipment and the external stowage platform to the International Space Station.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Members of the STS-114 crew spend time b...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Members of the STS-114 crew spend time becoming familiar with Shuttle and mission equipment. Mission Specialists Soichi Noguchi (left) and Andrew Thomas (center) look at an engine... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  In the Space Station Processing Facility, astronaut Soichi Noguchi (right), with the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), stands inside the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) that is undergoing a Multi-Element Integrated Test (MEIT) with the U.S. Node 2.  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. Noguchi is assigned to mission STS-114 as a mission specialist.  Node 2 provides attach locations for the Japanese laboratory, as well as European laboratory, the Centrifuge Accommodation Module and, eventually, Multipurpose Logistics Modules.  Installation of the module will complete the U.S. Core of the ISS.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, astronaut Soichi Noguchi (right), with the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), stands inside the Japanese Experiment Modul... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -   Astronaut Soichi Noguchi (right), with the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), is inside the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM), undergoing a Multi-Element Integrated Test (MEIT)  in the Space Station Processing Facility.  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 (right), with ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Astronaut Soichi Noguchi (right), with the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), is inside the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM), undergoing a Multi-Element Integrate... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -   Visiting the engine room of the Liberty Star, one of two SRB Retrieval Ships, are STS-114 crew members Soichi Noguchi, mission specialist, Eileen Collins, commander, and Stephen Robinson, mission specialist.  Noguchi is with the Japanese space agency NASDA. Not pictured is Pilot James Kelly.   On their mission, the crew will carry the MultiPurpose Logistics Module (MPLM) Raffaello and External Stowage Platform 2 to the International Space Station.  The MPLM will contain supplies and equipment.  Another goal of the mission is to remove and replace a Control Moment Gyro.  Launch date for mission STS-114 is under review.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Visiting the engine room of the Liberty...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Visiting the engine room of the Liberty Star, one of two SRB Retrieval Ships, are STS-114 crew members Soichi Noguchi, mission specialist, Eileen Collins, commander, and Stephen R... More

Expedition 22 crew member Soichi Noguchi performing emergency procedure training.

Expedition 22 crew member Soichi Noguchi performing emergency procedur...

JSC2009-E-053508 (6 March 2009) --- Cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, Expedition 22 flight engineer and Expedition 23 commander, participates in an emergency procedure training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility... More

Expedition 21-22 Training: Bisphosphonates Ops with Soichi Noguchi

Expedition 21-22 Training: Bisphosphonates Ops with Soichi Noguchi

Date: 05-07-09 Location: Bldg 4 South , rm 1303 Subject: Photographic support for Expedition 21-22 Training: Bisphosphonates Ops with Soichi Noguch Photographer: Blair

S114E5749 - STS-114 - Soichi Noguchi with tool kit

S114E5749 - STS-114 - Soichi Noguchi with tool kit

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-114 Mission specialist Soichi Noguchi reviews a tool kit on the orbiter Discovery middeck. The kit is to be used during the first Extravehicular Act... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  Sitting in the entry hatch to orbiter Atlantis is STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi, who is with the Japanese space agency NASDA. He and other crew members - Commander Eileen Collins, Pilot James Kelly and Mission Specialist Stephen Robinson - are at KSC for equipment familiarization. Mission STS-114 will carry the MultiPurpose Logistics Module (MPLM) Raffaello and External Stowage Platform 2 to the International Space Station.  The MPLM will contain supplies and equipment.  Another goal of the mission is to remove and replace a Control Moment Gyro.  Launch date for mission STS-114 is under review.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Sitting in the entry hatch to orbiter At...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Sitting in the entry hatch to orbiter Atlantis is STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi, who is with the Japanese space agency NASDA. He and other crew members - Commander Eile... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  In the Orbiter Processing Facility, STS-114 crew members look at the nose cap recently removed from Atlantis.  From left are Mission Specialists Charles Camarda, Soichi Noguchi, and Andy Thomas.  Camarda and Thomas are new additions to the crew.  Noguchi is with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA. The STS-114 crew is at KSC to take part in crew equipment and orbiter familiarization.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, STS-...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, STS-114 crew members look at the nose cap recently removed from Atlantis. From left are Mission Specialists Charles Camarda, Soichi Noguchi, an... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -   STS-114 Mission Specialist Stephen Robinson checks equipment in the flight deck of orbiter Atlantis.  He and other crew members -  Commander Eileen Collins, Pilot James Kelly and Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi - are at KSC for equipment familiarization.  Noguchi is with the Japanese space agency NASDA.  Mission STS-114 will carry the MultiPurpose Logistics Module (MPLM) Raffaello and External Stowage Platform 2 to the International Space Station.  The MPLM will contain supplies and equipment.  Another goal of the mission is to remove and replace a Control Moment Gyro.  Launch date for mission STS-114 is under review.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialist Stephen Robi...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialist Stephen Robinson checks equipment in the flight deck of orbiter Atlantis. He and other crew members - Commander Eileen Collins, Pilot James Kelly and ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -   STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi checks the midbody of orbiter Atlantis.  He and other crew members -  Commander Eileen Collins, Pilot James Kelly and Mission Specialist Stephen Robinson - are at KSC for equipment familiarization.  Noguchi is with the Japanese space agency NASDA.  Mission STS-114 will carry the MultiPurpose Logistics Module (MPLM) Raffaello and External Stowage Platform 2 to the International Space Station.  The MPLM will contain supplies and equipment.  Another goal of the mission is to remove and replace a Control Moment Gyro.  Launch date for mission STS-114 is under review.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguc...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi checks the midbody of orbiter Atlantis. He and other crew members - Commander Eileen Collins, Pilot James Kelly and Mission Specialist ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  -  In the SRB Assembly and Refurbishment Facility, some of the STS-114 crew listen to Mike Leppert, Manufacturing Operations project lead with United Space Alliance, talk about a booster separation motor (BSM) igniter.  Pictures on the table give expanded views of the BSM and igniter.  Next to Leppart, from left, are Mission Specialists Soichi Noguchi and Stephen Robinson; Commander Eileen Collins; and Mission Specialists Andrew Thomas (holding a mockup of an igniter) and Charles Camarda.  Noguchi is with the Japanese Aerospace and Exploration Agency.  The crew is at KSC for familiarization with Shuttle and mission equipment. The STS-114 mission is Logistics Flight 1, which is scheduled to deliver supplies and equipment, plus the external stowage platform, to the International Space Station. KSC-04pd0382

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - - In the SRB Assembly and Refurbishment...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - - In the SRB Assembly and Refurbishment Facility, some of the STS-114 crew listen to Mike Leppert, Manufacturing Operations project lead with United Space Alliance, talk about a b... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-114 crew stands in front of the operations desk in the Orbiter Processing Facility.  At far right is astronaut John Young, who flew on the first flight of Space Shuttle Columbia with Robert Crippen. Young is associate director, Technical, at Johnson Space Center.  From left are Young’s pilot; STS-114 Commander Eileen Collins; Mission Specialists Andrew Thomas, Soichi Noguchi and Stephen Robinson; Pilot James Kelly; and Mission Specialist Charles Camarda. Noguchi represents the Japanese Aerospace and Exploration Agency.  The STS-114 crew is spending time becoming familiar with Shuttle and mission equipment.  The mission is Logistics Flight 1, which is scheduled to deliver supplies and equipment plus the external stowage platform to the International Space Station.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-114 crew stands in front of the o...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-114 crew stands in front of the operations desk in the Orbiter Processing Facility. At far right is astronaut John Young, who flew on the first flight of Space Shuttle Colu... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  In the SRB Assembly and Refurbishment Facility, STS-114 Mission Specialists Soichi Noguchi (left), Stephen Robinson (center) and Commander Eileen Collins (back to camera) are briefed by Bob Dougert, manager of Test Engineering and Operations, on the thrust vector control system in solid rocket boosters. The crew is at KSC for familiarization with Shuttle and mission equipment. The STS-114 mission is Logistics Flight 1, which is scheduled to deliver supplies and equipment, plus the external stowage platform, to the International Space Station. KSC-04pd0397

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the SRB Assembly and Refurbishment Fa...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the SRB Assembly and Refurbishment Facility, STS-114 Mission Specialists Soichi Noguchi (left), Stephen Robinson (center) and Commander Eileen Collins (back to camera) are brief... More

Expedition 18 crew member and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi

Expedition 18 crew member and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi

JSC2008-E-044822 (4 June 2008) --- NASA astronaut Nicole Stott, Expedition 20/21 flight engineer, prepares for a training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space... More

Expedition 22 crew member Soichi Noguchi performing emergency procedure training.

Expedition 22 crew member Soichi Noguchi performing emergency procedur...

JSC2009-E-053502 (6 March 2009) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 22/23 flight engineer, participates in an emergency procedure training session in an Internatio... More

Soichi Noguchi preparations for Maintenance EVA task at the NBL

Soichi Noguchi preparations for Maintenance EVA task at the NBL

PHOTO DATE: 05-13-09 LOCATION: NBL POOLSIDE SUBJECT:Soichi Noguchi preparations for Maintenance EVA task at the NBL PHOTOGRAPHER: BILL STAFFORD X34753

Expedition 22 crew member TJ Creamerand, JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi and Expedition 28 crew member Satoshi Furukawa

Expedition 22 crew member TJ Creamerand, JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi...

PHOTO DATE: 07-01-09 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW, ISS Airlock SUBJECT: Expedition 22 crew memberTJ Creamerand and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi and Expedition 28 crew member Satoshi Furukawa during ISS EVA P/P train... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  In the SRB Assembly and Refurbishment Facility,  STS-114 crew members look at test designs of the bolt catcher insulation.  Starting from left are Mission Specialists Stephen Robinson, Andrew Thomas and Soichi Noguchi; and Commander Eileen Collins.  The STS-114 crew is at KSC for familiarization with Shuttle and mission equipment. The mission is Logistics Flight 1, which is scheduled to deliver supplies and equipment, plus the external stowage platform, to the International Space Station. KSC-04pd0518

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the SRB Assembly and Refurbishment Fa...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the SRB Assembly and Refurbishment Facility, STS-114 crew members look at test designs of the bolt catcher insulation. Starting from left are Mission Specialists Stephen Robin... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  In the SRB Assembly and Refurbishment Facility, STS-114 crew members take a close look at a mock-up of a booster separation motor (BSM) igniter and expanded views of the BSM and igniter on the table.  From left are Mission Specialists Soichi Noguchi, Stephen Robinson and Andrew Thomas (holding the igniter); Commander Eileen Collins; and Mission Specialist Charles Camarda.  At far right is Paul Gutierrez, SRB associate program manager with United Space Alliance.  Not pictured is Mission Specialist Wendy Lawrence. Noguchi is with the Japanese Aerospace and Exploration Agency.  The crew is at KSC for familiarization with Shuttle and mission equipment. The STS-114 mission is Logistics Flight 1, which is scheduled to deliver supplies and equipment, plus the external stowage platform, to the International Space Station. KSC-04pd0384

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the SRB Assembly and Refurbishment Fa...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the SRB Assembly and Refurbishment Facility, STS-114 crew members take a close look at a mock-up of a booster separation motor (BSM) igniter and expanded views of the BSM and ig... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  The STS-114 crew talks to the Discovery processing team in the Orbiter Processing Facility. The crew members, from left, are Mission Specialists Soichi Noguchi and Stephen Robinson and Pilot James Kelly.  Also present but not pictured are Mission Specialists Wendy Lawrence, Andrew Thomas and Charles Camarda; and Commander Eileen Collins. Noguchi represents the Japanese Aerospace and Exploration Agency.  The crew is at KSC for familiarization with Shuttle and mission equipment. The STS-114 mission is Logistics Flight 1, which is scheduled to deliver supplies and equipment, plus the external stowage platform, to the International Space Station. KSC-04pd0377

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-114 crew talks to the Discovery ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-114 crew talks to the Discovery processing team in the Orbiter Processing Facility. The crew members, from left, are Mission Specialists Soichi Noguchi and Stephen Robinson... More

S114E5752 - STS-114 - Soichi Noguchi with tool kit

S114E5752 - STS-114 - Soichi Noguchi with tool kit

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-114 Mission specialist Soichi Noguchi reviews a tool kit on the orbiter Discovery middeck. The kit is to be used during the first Extravehicular Act... More

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON, TEXAS -- (STS114-S-002) -- These four astronauts are in training for the STS-114 mission. Astronauts Eileen M. Collins, mission commander, and James M. Kelly, pilot, flank the two mission specialists -- astronauts Stephen K. Robinson (second from left) and Soichi Noguchi -- who are assigned to spacewalk duty to perform work on the International Space Station. Noguchi represents the Japanese Space agency.

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON, TEXAS -- (STS114-S-002) -- These four a...

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON, TEXAS -- (STS114-S-002) -- These four astronauts are in training for the STS-114 mission. Astronauts Eileen M. Collins, mission commander, and James M. Kelly, pilot, flank the two... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  STS-114 Mission Specialist Charles Camarda talks to workers in the Orbiter Processing Facility.  Behind him (left to right) are other crew members: Mission Specialists Stephen Robinson and Soichi Noguchi, Pilot James Kelly and Commander Eileen Collins.  Camarda is a new addition to the crew.  Noguchi is with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA.  The STS-114 crew is at KSC to take part in crew equipment and orbiter familiarization.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialist Charles Camar...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialist Charles Camarda talks to workers in the Orbiter Processing Facility. Behind him (left to right) are other crew members: Mission Specialists Stephen Robi... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  In NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Assembly and  Refurbishment Facility, STS-114 Mission Specialists Soichi Noguchi and Stephen Robinson speak to a crowd of employees.  They and other crew members are visiting several sites during their return to Kennedy Space Center. They have returned to Florida especially for a celebration in the KSC Visitor Complex of the successful return to flight mission that launched July 26 of this year. KSC-05pd2370

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Assembly ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Assembly and Refurbishment Facility, STS-114 Mission Specialists Soichi Noguchi and Stephen Robinson speak to a crowd of employees. They and other ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-114 crew members get hands-on experience with a Video Stanchion Support Assembly (VSSA).  From left are Mission Specialists Andrew Thomas, Stephen Robinson and Soichi Noguchi, who is with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA.  Thomas is a new addition to the mission crew. The STS-114 crew is at KSC to take part in crew equipment and orbiter familiarization.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility,...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-114 crew members get hands-on experience with a Video Stanchion Support Assembly (VSSA). From left are Mission Specialists Andrew Thom... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi looks closely at low pressure oxidizer duct in the Space Shuttle Main Engine Shop at KSC.  He and other crew members are touring several areas on the Center.  The STS-114 mission is Logistics Flight 1, which is scheduled to deliver supplies and equipment plus the external stowage platform to the International Space Station. KSC-04pd1056

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguch...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi looks closely at low pressure oxidizer duct in the Space Shuttle Main Engine Shop at KSC. He and other crew members are touring several a... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  Dressed in protective suits, STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi, with the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), handles equipment that will be used on the mission.  He and other crew members are at KSC for equipment familiarization.  STS-114 is classified as Logistics Flight 1 to the International Space Station, delivering new supplies and replacing one of the orbital outpost’s Control Moment Gyroscopes (CMGs). STS-114 will also carry a Raffaello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module and the External Stowage Platform-2.  The crew is slated to conduct at least three spacewalks: They will demonstrate repair techniques of the Shuttle’s Thermal Protection System,  replace the failed CMG with one delivered by the Shuttle, and  install the External Stowage Platform.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Dressed in protective suits, STS-114 Mis...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Dressed in protective suits, STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi, with the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), handles equipment that will be used on the mission. ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  At the SPACEHAB facility in Cape Canaveral, STS-114 Mission Specialists Stephen K. Robinson, Ph.D., (left) and Soichi Noguchi, with the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), participate in familiarization activities with the hardware that will fly on the STS-114 mission. STS-114 is a utilization and logistics flight that will carry Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello and the External Stowage Platform (ESP-2), as well as the Expedition 7 crew, to the International Space Station. Launch is targeted for March 1, 2003. KSC-03pd0005

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At the SPACEHAB facility in Cape Canaver...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At the SPACEHAB facility in Cape Canaveral, STS-114 Mission Specialists Stephen K. Robinson, Ph.D., (left) and Soichi Noguchi, with the National Space Development Agency of Japan (... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  At the SPACEHAB facility in Cape Canaveral, STS-114 Mission Specialist Stephen K. Robinson, Ph.D., (left) looks on as Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi (foreground), with the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), familiarizes himself with the hardware that will fly on the STS-114 mission. STS-114 is a utilization and logistics flight that will carry Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello and the External Stowage Platform (ESP-2), as well as the Expedition 7 crew, to the International Space Station. Launch is targeted for March 1, 2003. KSC-03pd0008

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At the SPACEHAB facility in Cape Canaver...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At the SPACEHAB facility in Cape Canaveral, STS-114 Mission Specialist Stephen K. Robinson, Ph.D., (left) looks on as Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi (foreground), with the Natio... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, with the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), rests inside the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM), undergoing a Multi-Element Integrated Test (MEIT)  in the Space Station Processing Facility.  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 Natio...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, with the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), rests inside the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM), undergoing a Multi-Element Integrated Test... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --    In the foreground, astronauts Tim Kopra, Michael Fincke, Soichi Noguchi, and Salizhan Sharipov (arms foldled) peer up at the Node 2 module in the Space Station Processing Facility.  They and other astronauts are familiarizing themselves with the various elements to be installed on the International Space Station on future spaceflights.  With construction of the Space Station the primary focus of future shuttle missions, astronaut crews will be working with one or more of the elements and hardware already being processed in the SSPF.  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-07pd0266

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the foreground, astronauts Tim Kop...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the foreground, astronauts Tim Kopra, Michael Fincke, Soichi Noguchi, and Salizhan Sharipov (arms foldled) peer up at the Node 2 module in the Space Station Processing Facili... More

Expedition 22 crew member Soichi Noguchi performing emergency procedure training.

Expedition 22 crew member Soichi Noguchi performing emergency procedur...

JSC2009-E-053496 (6 March 2009) --- Cosmonaut Oleg Kotov (right), Expedition 22 flight engineer and Expedition 23 commander; along with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi (center... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi is helped by the Closeout Crew with his launch and entry suit before entering Space Shuttle Discovery.  This is Noguchi’s first Shuttle flight.  He represents the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The Return to Flight mission to the International Space Station carries the External Stowage Platform-2, equipped with spare part assemblies, and a replacement Control Moment Gyroscope contained in the Lightweight Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure and Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello, housing 15 tons of hardware and supplies that will be transferred to the Station after the Shuttle docks to the complex .  On this mission, the crew will perform inspections on-orbit for the first time of all of the Reinforced Carbon-Carbon (RCC) panels on the leading edge of the wings and the Thermal Protection System tiles using the new Canadian-built Orbiter Boom Sensor System and the data from 176 impact and temperature sensors. Mission Specialists will also practice repair techniques on RCC and tile samples during a spacewalk in the payload bay. KSC-05pp1797

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguch...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi is helped by the Closeout Crew with his launch and entry suit before entering Space Shuttle Discovery. This is Noguchi’s first Shuttle fl... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  At the SRB Assembly and Refurbishment Facility, STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi looks at a mockup of a booster separation motor (BSM) igniter.  Noguchi is with the Japanese Aerospace and Exploration Agency.  The crew is at KSC for familiarization with Shuttle and mission equipment. The STS-114 mission is Logistics Flight 1, which is scheduled to deliver supplies and equipment, plus the external stowage platform, to the International Space Station. KSC-04pd0387

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At the SRB Assembly and Refurbishment Fa...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At the SRB Assembly and Refurbishment Facility, STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi looks at a mockup of a booster separation motor (BSM) igniter. Noguchi is with the Japane... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -   While touring the SRB Retrieval Ship Freedom Star, STS-114 Commander Eileen Collins and Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi point at something on the Banana River. Noguchi is with the Japanese space agency NASDA.  The ships routinely are docked at Hangar AF on the river.  On their mission, the crew - which also includes Pilot James Kelly and Mission Specialist Stephen Robinson - will carry the MultiPurpose Logistics Module (MPLM) Raffaello and External Stowage Platform 2 to the International Space Station.  The MPLM will contain supplies and equipment.  Another goal of the mission is to remove and replace a Control Moment Gyro.  Launch date for mission STS-114 is under review.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - While touring the SRB Retrieval Ship Fr...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - While touring the SRB Retrieval Ship Freedom Star, STS-114 Commander Eileen Collins and Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi point at something on the Banana River. Noguchi is with t... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  The STS-114 crew visit the bridge of the Liberty Star, one of two SRB Retrieval Ships.  From left are Pilot James Kelly, Louise Kleba (with the Vehicle Integration Test Team (VITT) office), Commander Eileen Collins and Mission Specialists Soichi Noguchi and Stephen Robinson. Noguchi is with the Japanese space agency NASDA. On their mission, the crew will carry the MultiPurpose Logistics Module (MPLM) Raffaello and External Stowage Platform 2 to the International Space Station.  The MPLM will contain supplies and equipment.  Another goal of the mission is to remove and replace a Control Moment Gyro.  Launch date for mission STS-114 is under review.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-114 crew visit the bridge of the...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-114 crew visit the bridge of the Liberty Star, one of two SRB Retrieval Ships. From left are Pilot James Kelly, Louise Kleba (with the Vehicle Integration Test Team (VITT)... More

Documentation of STS-114 crew member Soichi Noguchi in SSATA Chamber

Documentation of STS-114 crew member Soichi Noguchi in SSATA Chamber

JSC2005-E-12411 (29 March 2005) --- Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, STS-114 mission specialist representing the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesu... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi is happy to be back at KSC after arriving aboard a T-38 jet aircraft.  He and other crew members are at the Center for familiarization activities with equipment.   The mission is Logistics Flight 1, scheduled to deliver the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module carrying supplies and equipment to the Space Station and the external stowage platform.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi is happy to be back at KSC after arriving aboard a T-38 jet aircraft. He and other crew members are at the Center for familiarization acti... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-114 crew gathers around the work stand holding the insert for Discovery’s nose cap.  From left are Mission Specialists Soichi Noguchi, and Charles Camarda; Commander Eileen Collins; Mission Specialists Andrew Thomas and Wendy Lawrence; Pilot James Kelly; and Mission Specialist Stephen Robinson. Noguchi represents the Japanese Aerospace and Exploration Agency.  The insert is being fitted with thermal protection system insulation blankets.  The crew is spending time becoming familiar with Shuttle and mission equipment.  The mission is Logistics Flight 1, which is scheduled to deliver supplies and equipment plus the external stowage platform to the International Space Station.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-114 crew gathers around the work ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-114 crew gathers around the work stand holding the insert for Discovery’s nose cap. From left are Mission Specialists Soichi Noguchi, and Charles Camarda; Commander Eileen ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Commander Eileen Collins and Mission Specialists Charles Camarda and Soichi Noguchi sit outside the crew hatch on the orbiter Discovery.  Noguchi is with the Japanese Aerospace and Exploration Agency.   They and other crew members are at KSC becoming familiar with Shuttle and mission equipment. The mission is Logistics Flight 1, which is scheduled to deliver supplies and equipment plus the external stowage platform to the International Space Station.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Commander Eileen Collins and Miss...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Commander Eileen Collins and Mission Specialists Charles Camarda and Soichi Noguchi sit outside the crew hatch on the orbiter Discovery. Noguchi is with the Japanese Aerosp... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  In the SRB Assembly and Refurbishment Facility, some of the STS-114 crew greet United Space Alliance employees Ed Glovich and Noemi Navaro-Cruz.  The crew members are (from left) Mission Specialists Soichi Noguchi and Stephen Robinson; Commander Eileen Collins; and Mission Specialist Charles Camarda. Behind Noguchi, who represents the Japanese Aerospace and Exploration Agency, is Paul Gutierrez, SRB associate program manager with United Space Alliance.  The STS-114 crew is at KSC for familiarization with Shuttle and mission equipment. The STS-114 mission is Logistics Flight 1, which is scheduled to deliver supplies and equipment, plus the external stowage platform, to the International Space Station. KSC-04pd0380

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the SRB Assembly and Refurbishment Fa...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the SRB Assembly and Refurbishment Facility, some of the STS-114 crew greet United Space Alliance employees Ed Glovich and Noemi Navaro-Cruz. The crew members are (from left) M... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi, with the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), handles equipment that will be used on the mission.  He and other crew members are at KSC for equipment familiarization.  STS-114 is classified as Logistics Flight 1 to the International Space Station,  delivering new supplies and replacing one of the orbital outpost’s Control Moment Gyroscopes (CMGs). STS-114 will also carry a Raffaello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module and the External Stowage Platform-2.  The crew is slated to conduct at least three spacewalks: They will demonstrate repair techniques of the Shuttle’s Thermal Protection System,  replace the failed CMG with one delivered by the Shuttle, and  install the External Stowage Platform.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguch...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi, with the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), handles equipment that will be used on the mission. He and other crew members are... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  Astronaut Soichi Noguchi (left), with the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), points to data on the console during a Multi-Element Integrated Test (MEIT) of the U.S. Node 2 and the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) in the Space Station Processing Facility.  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. Noguchi is assigned to mission STS-114 as a mission specialist.  Node 2 provides attach locations for the Japanese laboratory, as well as European laboratory, the Centrifuge Accommodation Module and, eventually, Multipurpose Logistics Modules.  Installation of the module will complete the U.S. Core of the ISS.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Astronaut Soichi Noguchi (left), with th...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Astronaut Soichi Noguchi (left), with the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), points to data on the console during a Multi-Element Integrated Test (MEIT) of the U.S... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  STS-114 Commander Eileen Collins sits in the entry hatch to orbiter Atlantis.  She and other crew members - Pilot James Kelly and  Mission Specialists Soichi Noguchi and Stephen Robinson -  are at KSC for equipment familiarization. Noguchi is with the Japanese space agency NASDA. Mission STS-114 will carry the MultiPurpose Logistics Module (MPLM) Raffaello and External Stowage Platform 2 to the International Space Station.  The MPLM will contain supplies and equipment.  Another goal of the mission is to remove and replace a Control Moment Gyro.  Launch date for mission STS-114 is under review.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Commander Eileen Collins sits in...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Commander Eileen Collins sits in the entry hatch to orbiter Atlantis. She and other crew members - Pilot James Kelly and Mission Specialists Soichi Noguchi and Stephen Ro... More

KAZAKHASTAN - 200912210001HQ - Expedition 22 crew members, seated from left, NASA Flight Engineer Timothy J. Creamer of the United States, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov of Russia, and Flight Engineer Soichi Noguchi of Japan pose for a group photo with their backup crew members, standing from left, NASA’s Doug Wheelock, Russian Anton Shkaplerov, and Japan’s Satoshi Furakawa, just a few hours before the scheduled launch of the Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Monday, Dec. 21, 2009.  Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls KSC-2009-6885

KAZAKHASTAN - 200912210001HQ - Expedition 22 crew members, seated from...

KAZAKHASTAN - 200912210001HQ - Expedition 22 crew members, seated from left, NASA Flight Engineer Timothy J. Creamer of the United States, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov of Russia, and Flight Engineer Soichi Noguch... More

KAZAKHASTAN - 200912210002HQ - The Soyuz TMA-17 rocket launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Monday, Dec. 21, 2009, carrying Expedition 22 NASA Flight Engineer Timothy J. Creamer of the United States, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov of Russia, and Flight Engineer Soichi Noguchi of Japan to the International Space Station.  Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls KSC-2009-6886

KAZAKHASTAN - 200912210002HQ - The Soyuz TMA-17 rocket launches from t...

KAZAKHASTAN - 200912210002HQ - The Soyuz TMA-17 rocket launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Monday, Dec. 21, 2009, carrying Expedition 22 NASA Flight Engineer Timothy J. Creamer of the United ... More

S131E011352 - STS-131 - Soichi Noguchi in Node 2

S131E011352 - STS-131 - Soichi Noguchi in Node 2

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Soichi Noguchi in Node 2 Harmony during STS-131. Subject Terms: STS-131, Astronauts Date Taken: 4/17/2010 Categories: Crew Activities Interi... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi arrives at KSC aboard a T-38 jet aircraft.  He and other crew members are at the Center for familiarization activities with equipment.   The mission is Logistics Flight 1, scheduled to deliver the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module carrying supplies and equipment to the Space Station and the external stowage platform.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi arrives at KSC aboard a T-38 jet aircraft. He and other crew members are at the Center for familiarization activities with equipment. Th... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  In NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Assembly and  Refurbishment Facility, STS-114 Mission Specialist Stephen Robinson speaks to employees.  At right is Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi.  They and other crew members are visiting several sites during their return to Kennedy Space Center. They have returned to Florida especially for a celebration in the KSC Visitor Complex of the successful return to flight mission that launched July 26 of this year. KSC-05pd2369

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Assembly ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Assembly and Refurbishment Facility, STS-114 Mission Specialist Stephen Robinson speaks to employees. At right is Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-114 crew stands underneath Discovery in the Orbiter Processing Facility.  From left are Mission Specialist Stephen Robinson, Pilot James Kelly, Mission Specialist Charles Camarda, astronaut John Young, Commander Eileen Collins and Mission Specialists Andrew Thomas, Wendy Lawrence and Soichi Noguchi, who is with the Japanese Aerospace and Exploration Agency.  Young is associate director, Technical, at Johnson Space Center. The crew is spending time becoming familiar with Shuttle and mission equipment. The mission is Logistics Flight 1, which is scheduled to deliver supplies and equipment plus the external stowage platform to the International Space Station.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-114 crew stands underneath Discov...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-114 crew stands underneath Discovery in the Orbiter Processing Facility. From left are Mission Specialist Stephen Robinson, Pilot James Kelly, Mission Specialist Charles Ca... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Members of the STS-114 crew look over flight  equipment in the Orbiter Processing Facility.  From left are Glenda Laws, EVA Task Leader, with United Space Alliance at Johnson Space Center, Mission Specialists Soichi Noguchi, Andy Thomas, Charles Camarda and Wendy Lawrence. Noguchi is with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA.  Not seen are Mission Commander Eileen Collins, Pilot James Kelly and Mission Specialist Stephen Robinson. The STS-114 crew is at KSC to take part in crew equipment and orbiter familiarization.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Members of the STS-114 crew look over fli...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Members of the STS-114 crew look over flight equipment in the Orbiter Processing Facility. From left are Glenda Laws, EVA Task Leader, with United Space Alliance at Johnson Space ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi (right), with the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), works with equipment as Mission Specialist Stephen K. Robinson, Ph.D., (left) watches.  The STS-114 crew is participating in familiarization activities with the hardware that will fly on the mission. STS-114 is a utilization and logistics flight (ULF-1) that will carry Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello and the External Stowage Platform (ESP-2), as well as the Expedition 7 crew, to the International Space Station. Launch is targeted for March 1, 2003. KSC-03pd0018

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguch...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi (right), with the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), works with equipment as Mission Specialist Stephen K. Robinson, Ph.D... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  STS-114 Mission Specialist Stephen Robinson sits in the entry hatch to orbiter Atlantis.  He and other crew members - Commander Eileen Collins, Pilot James Kelly and  Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi - are at KSC for equipment familiarization. Noguchi is with the Japanese space agency NASDA. Mission STS-114 will carry the MultiPurpose Logistics Module (MPLM) Raffaello and External Stowage Platform 2 to the International Space Station.  The MPLM will contain supplies and equipment.  Another goal of the mission is to remove and replace a Control Moment Gyro.  Launch date for mission STS-114 is under review.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialist Stephen Robin...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialist Stephen Robinson sits in the entry hatch to orbiter Atlantis. He and other crew members - Commander Eileen Collins, Pilot James Kelly and Mission Speci... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- David Sutherland (left), manager, Pad A Operations (with United Space Alliance), accompanies STS-114 crew members on a tour of the pad.  In the center is Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi, who represents the Japanese Aerospace and Exploration Agency; at right is Mission Commander Eileen Collins.  Beyond the pad is the aqua blue Atlantic Ocean, glimpsed between the railing on an upper level of the Fixed Service Structure on Launch Pad 39A. The STS-114 mission is Logistics Flight 1, which is scheduled to deliver supplies and equipment plus the external stowage platform to the International Space Station. KSC-04pd1048

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- David Sutherland (left), manager, Pad A ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- David Sutherland (left), manager, Pad A Operations (with United Space Alliance), accompanies STS-114 crew members on a tour of the pad. In the center is Mission Specialist Soichi ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  The STS-114 crew pose for a photo in front of a solid rocket booster aft skirt in the SRB Assembly and Refurbishment Facility.  In front, from left, are Cynthia Perrons, electrical technician with United Space Alliance; Commander Eileen Collins, Pilot James Kelly, and Mission Specialists Charles Camarda and Andrew Thomas.  In back are Paul Gutierrez, associate program manager in SRB Element, USA; John Cleary Jr., electrical engineer with USA; Mike Leppert, project lead, Manufacturing Operations, USA; Don Noah, Materials and Processes engineer, USA; Bob Herman, deputy associate program manager, SRB Element, USA; Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi; Dale Marlow, thermal protection system engineer with USA; Mission Specialist Stephen Robinson; Greg Henry, director, Manufacturing Operations, USA. KSC-04pd0524

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-114 crew pose for a photo in fro...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-114 crew pose for a photo in front of a solid rocket booster aft skirt in the SRB Assembly and Refurbishment Facility. In front, from left, are Cynthia Perrons, electrical... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  In the Orbiter Processing Facility, STS-114 crew members look at the tiles underneath Atlantis.  From left are Mission Specialists Stephen Robinson, Soichi Noguchi and Charles Camarada, who is a new addition to the crew.  Noguchi is with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA.  The STS-114 crew is at KSC to take part in crew equipment and orbiter familiarization.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, STS-...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, STS-114 crew members look at the tiles underneath Atlantis. From left are Mission Specialists Stephen Robinson, Soichi Noguchi and Charles Cama... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  In the Space Station Processing Facility, astronauts Soichi Noguchi (left) and Sandra Magnuson (right) are learning important information from a technician about the Node 2 module overhead.  They and other astronauts are familiarizing themselves with the various elements to be installed on the International Space Station on future spaceflights. With construction of the Space Station the primary focus of future shuttle missions, astronaut crews will be working with one or more of the elements and hardware already being processed in the SSPF.  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-07pd0269

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facilit...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, astronauts Soichi Noguchi (left) and Sandra Magnuson (right) are learning important information from a technician about the Node 2 module... More

Expedition 18 crew member and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi

Expedition 18 crew member and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi

JSC2008-E-044814 (4 June 2008) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 22/23 flight engineer, awaits the start of a training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Lab... More

Expedition 22 crew member Soichi Noguchi performing emergency procedure training.

Expedition 22 crew member Soichi Noguchi performing emergency procedur...

JSC2009-E-053507 (6 March 2009) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi (left), Expedition 22/23 flight engineer, participates in an emergency procedure training session in the Sp... More

PHOTO DATE:  06-25-09 LOCATION:  Bldg 9NW SUBJECT:  JAXA veteran astronaut and Expedition 22 crew member Soichi Noguichi with JAXA's two new astronaut candidates Takuya Onishi & Kimiya Yui  PHOTOGRAPHER:  James Blair jsc2009e140619

PHOTO DATE: 06-25-09 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW SUBJECT: JAXA veteran astro...

PHOTO DATE: 06-25-09 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW SUBJECT: JAXA veteran astronaut and Expedition 22 crew member Soichi Noguichi with JAXA's two new astronaut candidates Takuya Onishi & Kimiya Yui PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair

PHOTO DATE:  06-25-09 LOCATION:  Bldg 9NW SUBJECT:  JAXA veteran astronaut and Expedition 22 crew member Soichi Noguichi with JAXA's two new astronaut candidates Takuya Onishi & Kimiya Yui  PHOTOGRAPHER:  James Blair jsc2009e140630

PHOTO DATE: 06-25-09 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW SUBJECT: JAXA veteran astro...

PHOTO DATE: 06-25-09 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW SUBJECT: JAXA veteran astronaut and Expedition 22 crew member Soichi Noguichi with JAXA's two new astronaut candidates Takuya Onishi & Kimiya Yui PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, with the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), looks at the Japanese Experiment Module after its arrival at Port Canaveral, Fla.   Built by the Tsukuba Space Center near Tokyo, the pressurized module is the first element of the JEM, Japan’s primary contribution to the space station, to be delivered to KSC. It will enhance the unique research capabilities of the orbiting complex by providing an additional shirt-sleeve environment for astronauts to conduct science experiments. The JEM also includes two logistics modules, an exposed pallet for space environment experiments and a robotic manipulator system that are still under construction in Japan. The various JEM components will be assembled in space over the course of three space shuttle missions. .

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, with the Nation...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, with the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), looks at the Japanese Experiment Module after its arrival at Port Canaveral, Fla. Built by t... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, with the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), looks at the Japanese Experiment Module after its arrival at Port Canaveral, Fla.   Built by the Tsukuba Space Center near Tokyo, the pressurized module is the first element of the JEM, Japan’s primary contribution to the space station, to be delivered to KSC. It will enhance the unique research capabilities of the orbiting complex by providing an additional shirt-sleeve environment for astronauts to conduct science experiments. The JEM also includes two logistics modules, an exposed pallet for space environment experiments and a robotic manipulator system that are still under construction in Japan. The various JEM components will be assembled in space over the course of three space shuttle missions.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, with the Nation...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, with the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), looks at the Japanese Experiment Module after its arrival at Port Canaveral, Fla. Built by t... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, with the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), stands next to the Japanese Experiment Module after its arrival at Port Canaveral, Fla.   Built by the Tsukuba Space Center near Tokyo, the pressurized module is the first element of the JEM, Japan’s primary contribution to the space station, to be delivered to KSC. It will enhance the unique research capabilities of the orbiting complex by providing an additional shirt-sleeve environment for astronauts to conduct science experiments. The JEM also includes two logistics modules, an exposed pallet for space environment experiments and a robotic manipulator system that are still under construction in Japan. The various JEM components will be assembled in space over the course of three space shuttle missions.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, with the Nation...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, with the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), stands next to the Japanese Experiment Module after its arrival at Port Canaveral, Fla. Buil... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, with the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), looks at the Japanese Experiment Module after its arrival at Port Canaveral, Fla.   Built by the Tsukuba Space Center near Tokyo, the pressurized module is the first element of the JEM, Japan’s primary contribution to the space station, to be delivered to KSC. It will enhance the unique research capabilities of the orbiting complex by providing an additional shirt-sleeve environment for astronauts to conduct science experiments. The JEM also includes two logistics modules, an exposed pallet for space environment experiments and a robotic manipulator system that are still under construction in Japan. The various JEM components will be assembled in space over the course of three space shuttle missions.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, with the Nation...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, with the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), looks at the Japanese Experiment Module after its arrival at Port Canaveral, Fla. Built by t... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -   Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, with the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), is inside the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM), undergoing a Multi-Element Integrated Test (MEIT)  in the Space Station Processing Facility.  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 Nati...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, with the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), is inside the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM), undergoing a Multi-Element Integrated Test (... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-114 crew members tour the Rubber Room at Launch Pad 39A.  From left to right are Mission Specialist Andrew Thomas; Steve Leonhard, chief, Pad A Operations, with United Space Alliance (USA); Mission Commander Eileen Collins; Mission Specialists Soichi Noguchi, who represents the Japanese Aerospace and Exploration Agency, and Charles Camarda; Pilot James Kelly; and David Sutherland, manager, Pad A Operations, USA.  Located under the launch pad, the steel dome Rubber Room floats on rubber isolators. It was the escape area used during the Apollo launches and it could not be removed when the pad was modified for the Shuttle. In case of an emergency on the pad, the astronauts would slide down a long vertical tube (left) to the Rubber Room and wait for the danger to clear.  The STS-114 mission is Logistics Flight 1, which is scheduled to deliver supplies and equipment plus the external stowage platform to the International Space Station. KSC-04pd1044

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-114 crew members tour the Rubber Roo...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-114 crew members tour the Rubber Room at Launch Pad 39A. From left to right are Mission Specialist Andrew Thomas; Steve Leonhard, chief, Pad A Operations, with United Space Al... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  At the SRB Assembly and Refurbishment Facility, STS-114 crew members look at booster separation motors (BSM) on an aft skirt that has had booster trowlable ablative removed by liquid nitrogen cutting.  The astronauts are learning how the BSMs would be removed from the aft skirt.  From left are Mission Specialist Wendy Lawrence; Commander Eileen Collins; Mission Specialist Andrew Thomas; Pilot James Kelly (background); and Mission Specialists Soichi Noguchi and Stephen Robinson.  Noguchi is with the Japanese Aerospace and Exploration Agency.  The crew is at KSC for familiarization with Shuttle and mission equipment. The STS-114 mission is Logistics Flight 1, which is scheduled to deliver supplies and equipment, plus the external stowage platform, to the International Space Station. KSC-04pd0385

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At the SRB Assembly and Refurbishment Fa...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At the SRB Assembly and Refurbishment Facility, STS-114 crew members look at booster separation motors (BSM) on an aft skirt that has had booster trowlable ablative removed by liqu... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At right, STS-114 Commander Eileen Collins, Pilot James Kelly, and Mission Specialists Soichi Noguchi and Stephen Robinson talk to workers in the Orbiter Processing Facility. Noguchi is with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA. The STS-114 crew is at KSC to take part in crew equipment and orbiter familiarization.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At right, STS-114 Commander Eileen Collin...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At right, STS-114 Commander Eileen Collins, Pilot James Kelly, and Mission Specialists Soichi Noguchi and Stephen Robinson talk to workers in the Orbiter Processing Facility. Noguch... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, with the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), signals success during a Multi-Element Integrated Test (MEIT ) of the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) in the Space Station Processing Facility.  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 Natio...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, with the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), signals success during a Multi-Element Integrated Test (MEIT ) of the Japanese Experiment Mod... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Members of the STS-114 crew look over flight  equipment in the Orbiter Processing Facility.  From left are Mission Commander Eileen Collins; Glenda Laws, EVA Task Leader, with United Space Alliance at Johnson Space Center; and Mission Specialists Soichi Noguchi and Charles Camarda.  In the foreground is Mission Specialist Wendy Lawrence.  Noguchi is with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA. Not seen are Pilot James Kelly and Mission Specialists Andy Thomas and Stephen Robinson.  The STS-114 crew is at KSC to take part in crew equipment and orbiter familiarization.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Members of the STS-114 crew look over fli...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Members of the STS-114 crew look over flight equipment in the Orbiter Processing Facility. From left are Mission Commander Eileen Collins; Glenda Laws, EVA Task Leader, with Unite... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  In the SRB Assembly and Refurbishment Facility, Bob Dougert, manager of Test Engineering and Operations, explains the thrust vector control system to the STS-114 crew.  Counterclockwise from upper left are Mission Specialists Soichi Noguchi and Stephen Robinson, Commander Eileen Collins, and Mission Specialists Charles Camarda and Andrew Thomas.  The crew is at KSC for familiarization with Shuttle and mission equipment. The STS-114 mission is Logistics Flight 1, which is scheduled to deliver supplies and equipment, plus the external stowage platform, to the International Space Station. KSC-04pd0395

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the SRB Assembly and Refurbishment Fa...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the SRB Assembly and Refurbishment Facility, Bob Dougert, manager of Test Engineering and Operations, explains the thrust vector control system to the STS-114 crew. Countercloc... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --   In the Space Station Processing Facility, astronauts peer up into the stands holding the Node 2 module.  Visible from left are Sandra Magnuson, Tim Kopra, Michael Fincke, Frank DeWinne and Soichi Noguchi.  They and other astronauts are familiarizing themselves with the various elements to be installed on the International Space Station on future spaceflights.  With construction of the Space Station the primary focus of future shuttle missions, astronaut crews will be working with one or more of the elements and hardware already being processed in the SSPF.  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-07pd0265

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facili...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, astronauts peer up into the stands holding the Node 2 module. Visible from left are Sandra Magnuson, Tim Kopra, Michael Fincke, Frank D... More

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