Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, STS-114 mission specialist, handles a piece of tile in the Tile Protection System Facility (TPSF) at Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Noguchi represents Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The crew is at KSC to take part in hands-on equipment and orbiter familiarization.
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Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, STS-114 mission specialist, handles a piece of tile in the Tile Protection System Facility (TPSF) at Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Noguchi represents Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The crew is at KSC to take part in hands-on equipment and orbiter familiarization.