Name: Noguchi, Soichi Country: Japan M/F: M Number of Flights: 1

Space Flights Launch Date - Shuttle Landing Date - Shuttle
1. STS-114 July 26, 2005 - Discovery August 9, 2005 - Discovery

Space Flights Descriptions
1. STS-114 ISS Logistics Flight LF-1
Space Shuttle Return to Flight after the Columbia Disaster
Delivered supplies in the Raffaello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module - Discovery docked with the International Space Station from July 28, 2005 to August 6, 2005
This flight was originally called ISS Utilization and Logistics Flight ULF-1
ISS Crew 18
(Backup Crew)
ISS "Alpha" Expedition Crew 18

Spacewalks - 3
Space Flights Date & Duration Purpose
STS-114 July 30, 2005 International Space Station Assembly - Test heat shield repair methods. Replace GPS antenna. Install attachment device for the External Storage Platform-2. Reroute power to Control Movement Gyro-2. Retrieve two Materials International Space Station Experiment panels from the Quest Airlock
6 hours 50 minutes
STS-114 August 1, 2005 International Space Station Assembly - Replace Control Movement Gyro-1
7 hours 14 minutes
STS-114 August 3, 2005 International Space Station Assembly - Install the External Storage Platform-2. Install a new Materials International Space Station Experiment panel on the P6 Truss Segment. Remove two gap fillers from Discovery's heat shield
6 hours 1 minute

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Japanese Astronauts International Space Station Program - Phase III - 2005 / Backup Crew

Updated - February 14, 2007