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Soichi Noguchi (野��一 Noguchi S�ichi),
born 15 April 1965 in Yokohama, Japan, is a
Japanese astronaut. His first spaceflight was as a
Mission Specialist aboard STS-114 on 26 July, 2005
for NASA's first "return to flight" Space Shuttle
program|Space Shuttle mission since the Columbia
disaster|Columbia disaster.

==Education==
Noguchi graduated from Chigasaki-Hokuryo High
School, in Chigasaki, in 1984, and then studied at
the University of Tokyo, earning a bachelor's
degree in 1989 and a master's degree in 1991, both
in Aeronautical Engineering.

==Experience==

After graduation, Noguchi worked for
Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries, assigned to
the research and development department of their
Aero-Engine and Space Operations division. He
worked on aerodynamic design of commercial
engines.

==Astronaut Experience==
Noguchi was selected as an astronaut candidate by
the National Space Development Agency of Japan
(now part of JAXA) in June 1996. In August 1996,
he reported to NASA's Johnson Space Center for
U.S. astronaut training. Noguchi qualified as a
mission specialist after two years, and received
training on Russian space systems at Gagarin
Cosmonaut Training Center in 1998. He was assigned
to technical support for the Japanese Experiment
Module of the International Space Station and
then, in April 2001, to the crew of STS-114 as a
Mission Specialist.

==References==
*
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/noguchi.html
Official NASA Bio
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http://www.nasa.gov/vision/space/preparingtravel/s
oichi_noguchi_profile.html STS-114 Soichi Noguchi
Crew Profile