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[b]Naoko Yamazaki to become second Japanese female astronaut to fly to space![/b] JAXA Astronaut Naoko Yamazaki has been selected as a crew member of the Space Shuttle "Atlantis" (STS-131/19A mission). She is scheduled to travel to the International Space Station (ISS) for about 14 days on the Atlantis in February 2010, or later. Following this announcement, three JAXA astronauts are now scheduled to go to space. They are Astronaut Koichi Wakata, who is going to stay on the ISS for about three months by STS-119 mission, Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, who will be on the ISS for about six months after flying on the Soyuz (his backup is Astronaut Satoshi Furukawa), and Astronaut Naoko Yamazaki on the STS-131 mission.
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