Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut and Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi will launch to the International Space Station on the agency’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission. This will be the first operational mission to the orbiting laboratory under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program following the agency’s certification of SpaceX’s crew transportation system. Noguchi, along with crewmates Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, and Michael Hopkins – all NASA astronauts – will launch from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A in Florida.

ISS023-E-052303 (26 May 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 23 flight engineer, uses a communication system in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.

ISS023-E-051721 (25 May 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 23 flight engineer, is pictured near camera equipment in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS023-E-036906 (7 May 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 23 flight engineer, is pictured in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.

S114-E-5937 (30 July 2005) --- Japanese Aerospace Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi has changed into clothing more suitable for indoor transfer work after spending six-plus hours outside Space Shuttle Discovery on a spacewalk with astronaut Stephen K. Robinson (out of frame).

JSC2001-01619 (4 June 2001) --- Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, mission specialist, representing Japan’s National Space Development Agency (NASDA)

S114-E-5933 (30 July 2005) --- Japan Aerospace Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi, STS-114 mission specialist, and astronaut Eileen M. Collins, mission commander, share space with spacesuits and other supplies onboard Discovery during activities of Discovery's fifth flight day. Earlier on this day, astronauts Noguchi and Stephen K. Robinson, out of frame, used the NASA extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) spacesuits as they conducted a successful spacewalk.

S114-E-6924 (3 August 2005) --- Astronauts Soichi Noguchi (left) representing Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), and Stephen K. Robinson, both STS-114 mission specialists, pose for a photo in the Space Shuttle Discovery’;s airlock as the mission’;s third session of extravehicular activity (EVA) drew to a close. Robinson and Noguchi are wearing their Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) space suits.

S114-E-6063 (30 July 2005) --- Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, STS-114 mission specialist representing Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), participates in the mission’s first scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA). Noguchi and crewmate Stephen K. Robinson (out of frame) completed a demonstration of Shuttle thermal protection repair techniques and enhancements to the International Space Station’s attitude control system during the successful 6-hour, 50-minute spacewalk.

S114-E-6054 (30 July 2005) --- Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, STS-114 mission specialist representing Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), participates in the mission’s first scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA). Noguchi and crewmate Stephen K. Robinson (out of frame) completed a demonstration of Shuttle thermal protection repair techniques and enhancements to the International Space Station’s attitude control system during the successful 6-hour, 50-minute spacewalk.

S114-E-6062 (30 July 2005) --- Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, STS-114 mission specialist representing Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), participates in the mission’s first scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA). Noguchi and crewmate Stephen K. Robinson (out of frame) completed a demonstration of Shuttle thermal protection repair techniques and enhancements to the International Space Station’s attitude control system during the successful 6-hour, 50-minute spacewalk.

S130-E-010383 (19 Feb. 2010) --- Expedition 22 flight engineer Soichi Noguchi, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut, takes photos through Window 5 in the Cupola aboard the International Space Station during Expedition 22 joint operations with the visiting STS-130 astronauts. One of the shuttle astronauts took this picture. Since the camera sports a large lens for this exercise, Noguchi is more than likely focusing in on a geographic site on Earth, as part of an ongoing Earth observations program. Photo credit: NASA

S114-E-6030 (1 August 2005) --- Astronaut Stephen K. Robinson (left) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, STS-114 mission specialists, wave as they prepare to egress Space Shuttle Discovery’s airlock for a seven-hour spacewalk to perform work on the International Space Station. Robinson and Noguchi are wearing their Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) space suits.

S114-E-6925 (3 August 2005) --- Astronauts Soichi Noguchi (left) representing the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), and Stephen K. Robinson, both STS-114 mission specialists, pose for a photo in the Space Shuttle Discovery’s airlock as the mission’s third session of extravehicular activity (EVA) drew to a close. Robinson and Noguchi were wearing their Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) space suits.

S114-E-6926 (3 August 2005) --- Astronauts Soichi Noguchi (left) representing Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), and Stephen K. Robinson, both STS-114 mission specialists, pose for a photo in the Space Shuttle Discovery’;s airlock as the mission’;s third session of extravehicular activity (EVA) drew to a close. Robinson and Noguchi are wearing their Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) space suits.

S114-E-6989 (4 August 2005) --- Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, STS-114 mission specialist representing Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), floats in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS023-E-042375 (10 May 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 23 flight engineer, is pictured in a window of the Cupola of the International Space Station.

ISS023-E-020695 (7 April 2010) --- Marking the first occasion of more than one astronaut representing the Japan Aerospace Space Agency onboard any space vehicle at any time in history, JAXA astronauts Soichi Noguchi and Naoko Yamazaki reunite in the Japanese Kibo laboratory aboard the International Space Station shortly after it docked with the space shuttle Discovery on April 7. Noguchi, Expedition 22/23 flight engineer, is in the back end of a six month stay aboard the orbital complex. Yamazaki is a mission specialist with the STS-131 crew.

ISS023-E-020524 (7 April 2010) --- Marking the first occasion of more than one astronaut representing the Japan Aerospace Space Agency onboard any space vehicle at any time in history, JAXA astronauts Soichi Noguchi and Naoko Yamazaki reunite in the Japanese Kibo laboratory aboard the International Space Station shortly after it docked with the space shuttle Discovery on April 7. Noguchi, Expedition 22/23 flight engineer, is in the back end of a six month stay aboard the orbital complex. Yamazaki is a mission specialist with the STS-131 crew.

ISS023-E-020525 (7 April 2010) --- Marking the first occasion of more than one astronaut representing the Japan Aerospace Space Agency onboard any space vehicle at any time in history, JAXA astronauts Soichi Noguchi and Naoko Yamazaki reunite in the Japanese Kibo laboratory aboard the International Space Station shortly after it docked with the space shuttle Discovery on April 7. Noguchi, Expedition 22/23 flight engineer, is in the back end of a six month stay aboard the orbital complex. Yamazaki is a mission specialist with the STS-131 crew.

ISS023-E-041838 (16 May 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 23 flight engineer, is pictured near fresh tomatoes floating freely in the Unity node of the International Space Station while space shuttle Atlantis (STS-132) remains docked with the station.

S131-E-010346 (16 April 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 23 flight engineer, works among stowage containers in the Japanese Logistics Module - Pressurized Section (JLP) of the International Space Station while space shuttle Discovery (STS-131) remains docked with the station.

ISS023-E-052104 (26 May 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 23 flight engineer, uses the IM mass measurement device to perform the PZEh-MO-8/Body Mass Measurement Russian biomedical routine assessments in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.

S130-E-010352 (18 Feb. 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 22 flight engineer, uses a still camera at a window in the Cupola of the International Space Station while space shuttle Endeavour (STS-130) remains docked with the station.

ISS023-E-051112 (23 May 2010) --- NASA astronaut Ken Ham (left), STS-132 commander; and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 23 flight engineer, are pictured on the forward flight deck of space shuttle Atlantis while docked with the International Space Station.

S114-E-6832 (3 August 2005) --- Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, STS-114 mission specialist representing the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), uses a still camera through an aft cabin cargo interface window on the Space Shuttle Discovery.

ISS023-E-047268 (16 May 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 23 flight engineer, works in the Unity node of the International Space Station while space shuttle Atlantis remains docked with the station.

S131-E-010344 (16 April 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 23 flight engineer, works among stowage containers in the Japanese Logistics Module - Pressurized Section (JLP) of the International Space Station while space shuttle Discovery (STS-131) remains docked with the station.

ISS023-E-025091 (19 April 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 23 flight engineer, watches a water bubble float freely between him and the camera, showing his image refracted, in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS023-E-038441 (10 May 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 23 flight engineer, is pictured in a window of the Cupola of the International Space Station. A portion of the station?s solar array panels are visible in the background.

S130-E-010380 (18 Feb. 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 22 flight engineer, uses a still camera to photograph the topography of a point on Earth from a window in the Cupola of the International Space Station while space shuttle Endeavour (STS-130) remains docked with the station.

ISS023-E-052329 (26 May 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 23 flight engineer, adds potable water to a soft beverage container at the galley in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.

ISS023-E-042379 (10 May 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 23 flight engineer, is pictured in a window of the Cupola of the International Space Station. Earth?s horizon and the blackness of space provide the backdrop for the scene.

S114-E-7149 (5 August 2005) --- Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, STS-114 mission specialist representing Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), uses a communication system in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery was docked to the Station.

S114-E-5935 (30 July 2005) --- Following their successful spacewalk earlier in the day, astronauts Stephen K. Robinson, left, and Soichi Noguchi of the Japanese Aerospace Agency, take a breather onboard the Space Shuttle Discovery. The two STS-114 mission specialists are scheduled for two more spacewalks later in the mission.

S114-E-6831 (3 August 2005) --- Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, STS-114 mission specialist representing Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), uses a still camera through an aft cabin cargo interface window on the Space Shuttle Discovery.

ISS023-E-031551 (4 May 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 23 flight engineer, equipped with a bungee harness, exercises on the Treadmill Vibration Isolation System (TVIS) in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.

ISS023-E-031553 (4 May 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 23 flight engineer, equipped with a bungee harness, exercises on the Treadmill Vibration Isolation System (TVIS) in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.

ISS022-E-078339 (2 March 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 22 flight engineer, works at a robotic workstation in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS022-E-014720 (27 Dec. 2009) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 22 flight engineer, is pictured while floating freely in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS022-E-052122 (8 Feb. 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 22 flight engineer, floats freely in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.

Official portrait of JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi in EMU suit. Photo taken in bldg 8, rm. 183 - Photo studio.

STS114-E-5240 (27 July 2005) --- JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, STS-114 mission specialist, on Discovery's mid deck.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ISS022-E-014691 (25 Dec. 2009) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 22 flight engineer, takes a break from housekeeping chores to pose for a photo near a window in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS022-E-026232 (18 Jan. 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 22 flight engineer, works with an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station.

ISS022-E-091538 (12 March 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 22 flight engineer, writes a note above the Expedition 22 insignia placed over the hatch in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS022-E-091542 (12 March 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 22 flight engineer, writes a note above the Expedition 22 insignia placed over the hatch in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.

S131-E-008499 (10 April 2010) --- NASA astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, both Expedition 23 flight engineers, pose for a photo in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station while space shuttle Discovery (STS-131) remains docked with the station.

JSC2003-E-01127 (10 January 2003) --- Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, STS-114 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) in the Crew Systems Laboratory at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Noguchi represents the Japanese Space Agency.

JSC2003-E-01132 (10 January 2003) --- Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, STS-114 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) in the Crew Systems Laboratory at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Noguchi represents the Japanese Space Agency.

S114-E-5557 (28 July 2005) --- Japanese Aerospace Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi waves as he and his six STS-114 crewmates prepare to ingress the international space station for several days of joint activities. Earlier on this third flight day for the STS-114 crewmembers the Space Shuttle Discovery and the Space Station linked up over southern the Pacific Ocean west of the South American coast.

S130-E-010355 (18 Feb. 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 22 flight engineer, uses a still camera at a window in the Cupola of the International Space Station while space shuttle Endeavour (STS-130) remains docked with the station. The mountains in the center window are the western Burhan Budai Shan (lower right), with Qaidam Basin and lakes, (center), all just north of the city of Golmud, Qinghai Province, China.

S131-E-009225 (12 April 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronauts Naoko Yamazaki (left), STS-131 mission specialist; and Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 23 flight engineer, pose for a photo near a window in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station while space shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station.

S131-E-009227 (12 April 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronauts Naoko Yamazaki (left), STS-131 mission specialist; and Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 23 flight engineer; along with NASA astronaut James P. Dutton Jr. (bottom), STS-131 pilot, pose for a photo near a window in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station while space shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station.

S114-E-7146 (5 August 2005) --- Astronauts Charles J. Camarda (left), STS-114 mission specialist, and Soichi Noguchi, mission specialist representing Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), pose for a photo in the Unity node after the STS-114 crew patch was added to the growing collection of insignias representing crews who have worked on the International Space Station.

S130-E-006987 (10 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut George Zamka (background), STS-130 commander; and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 22 flight engineer, work with an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station while space shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the station.

ISS023-E-040130 (13 May 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 23 flight engineer, holds a plant while posing for a photo near a window in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station. In its 11 ? years in space, the orbital outpost has been host to a variety of plant experiments.

S130-E-006985 (10 Feb. 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi (left), Expedition 22 flight engineer; and NASA astronaut George Zamka, STS-130 commander, are pictured with two Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuits in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station while space shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the station.

S130-E-007098 (11 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Terry Virts, STS-130 pilot, exercises using the advanced Resistive Exercise Device (aRED) in the Unity node of the International Space Station while space shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the station. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 22 flight engineer, is in the background.

ISS023-E-037112 (9 May 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 23 flight engineer, equipped with a bungee harness, exercises on the Treadmill Vibration Isolation System (TVIS) in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station. A fish-eye lens attached to an electronic still camera was used to capture this image.

S114-E-6022 (1 August 2005) --- Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, representing the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), attired in his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) space suit on the middeck of the Space Shuttle Discovery, prepares for the scheduled seven-hour space walk with fellow STS-114 mission specialist, astronaut Stephen K. Robinson (out of frame).

S114-E-6521 (3 August 2005) --- Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, STS-114 mission specialist representing Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), traverses along the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station between tasks of the mission’;s third session of extravehicular activity (EVA). The image was photographed by fellow spacewalker Stephen K. Robinson, mission specialist, using a digital camera.

ISS023-E-042460 (10 May 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 23 flight engineer, uses a computer in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.

STS114-E-5241 (27 July 2005) --- JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, STS-114 mission specialist, with power tool and other equipment on Discovery's mid deck.

ISS022-E-018820 (3 Jan. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Jeffrey Williams (right), Expedition 22 commander; and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi, flight engineer, are pictured in a hatch on the International Space Station.

STS114-E-5242 (27 July 2005) --- Astronauts Stephen K. Robinson (left), and JAXA's Soichi Noguchi, both mission specialists, checks power tools on Discovery's mid deck.

ISS011-E-11346 (30 July 2005) --- Astronaut Stephen K. Robinson, left, and Japanese Aerospace Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi prepare for the first of three STS-114 spacewalks in the Space Shuttle Discovery's airlock.

ISS022-E-083780 (8 March 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 22 flight engineer, works with hardware in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.

iss065e002499 (April 24, 2021) --- Expedition 64 Flight Engineer Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is pictured inside a sleep station aboard the International Space Station.

JSC2008-E-044815 (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 Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Noguchi is wearing a training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit.

JSC2003-E-01128 (10 January 2003) --- Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, STS-114 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) in the Crew Systems Laboratory at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Astronaut Eileen M. Collins, mission commander, assisted Noguchi, who represents the Japanese Space Agency.

JSC2003-E-01130 (10 January 2003) --- Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, STS-114 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) in the Crew Systems Laboratory at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Astronaut Eileen M. Collins, mission commander, assisted Noguchi, who represents the Japanese Space Agency.

JSC2005-E-12419 (29 March 2005) --- Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, STS-114 mission specialist representing the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) in the Crew Systems Laboratory at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Astronaut Andrew S. W. Thomas, mission specialist, assisted Noguchi.

JSC2003-E-01126 (10 January 2003) --- Astronaut Soichi Noguchi (center), STS-114 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) in the Crew Systems Laboratory at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Astronaut Eileen M. Collins, mission commander, and suit technician Richard S. Kohn with FCE assisted Noguchi, who represents the Japanese Space Agency.

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 Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Noguchi is wearing a training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit.

S132-E-010056 (23 May 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 23 flight engineer, is pictured near a taco floating freely in the Unity node of the International Space Station while space shuttle Atlantis (STS-132) remains docked with the station.

ISS022-E-015690 (28 Dec. 2009) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 22 flight engineer, exercises using the advanced Resistive Exercise Device (aRED) in the Unity node of the International Space Station.

ISS023-E-031284 (3 May 2010) --- From the Harmony node, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 23 flight engineer, wearing his Russian Sokol launch and entry suit, is pictured in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS023-E-031286 (3 May 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 23 flight engineer, wearing his Russian Sokol launch and entry suit, is pictured floating freely in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS023-E-031285 (3 May 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 23 flight engineer, wearing his Russian Sokol launch and entry suit, is pictured floating freely in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS022-E-099632 (17 March 2010) --- NASA astronaut Jeffrey Williams (left), Expedition 22 commander; and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 22/23 flight engineer, shake hands while holding a 100-day patch in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.

STS114-E-5185 (27 July 2005) --- JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, STS-114 mission specialist, achieves Earth orbit for the first time after several years of training, as he prepares to join his crew mates in continuing to ready the Space Shuttle Discovery for almost 13 days in space.

ISS023-E-031748 (3 May 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 23 flight engineer, attired in his Russian Sokol launch and entry suit, is pictured in the Unity node of the International Space Station.

ISS022-E-015686 (28 Dec. 2009) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 22 flight engineer, exercises using the advanced Resistive Exercise Device (aRED) in the Unity node of the International Space Station.

ISS022-E-091518 (12 March 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 22 flight engineer, looks through a window in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station. The Japanese robotic Small Fine Arm (SFA), also known as ?Ko-bot?, is visible through the window.

ISS023-E-058049 (1 June 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov (center), Expedition 23 commander; along with NASA astronaut T.J. Creamer (left) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, both flight engineers, pose for a photo after adding the Expedition 23 patch to the Unity node?s growing collection of insignias representing crews who have lived and worked on the International Space Station.

S130-E-006971 (10 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronauts Terry Virts (bottom), STS-130 pilot; Nicholas Patrick (right) and Robert Behnken, both STS-130 mission specialists; along with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi (top), Expedition 22 flight engineer, are pictured in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station while space shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the station.

S131-E-009229 (12 April 2010) --- NASA astronauts Alan Poindexter (bottom right) and James P. Dutton Jr. (bottom left), STS-131 commander and pilot, respectively; along with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronauts Naoko Yamazaki (upper left), STS-131 mission specialist; and Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 23 flight engineer, pose for a photo near a window in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station while space shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station.

ISS022-E-025474 (14 Jan. 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 22 flight engineer, services the Fluid Physics Experiment Facility/Marangoni Surface (FPEF MS) Core hardware in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station. The Marangoni convection experiment in the FPEF examines fluid tension flow in micro-G.

S130-E-006970 (10 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronauts Terry Virts (bottom), STS-130 pilot; Nicholas Patrick (right) and Robert Behnken, both STS-130 mission specialists; along with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi (top), Expedition 22 flight engineer, are pictured in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station while space shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the station. An empty Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit is at left.

S114-E-6059 (30 July 2005) --- Astronaut Stephen K. Robinson (left) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, both STS-114 mission specialists, work in the Space Shuttle Discovery’s cargo bay during the mission’s first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) while the Shuttle was docked to the international space station.

S131-E-010335 (16 April 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 23 flight engineer, works to relocate a reflective element on the PMA-2 docking target in support of the Sensor Test for Orion Relative Navigation Risk Mitigation (STORRM) on the International Space Station while space shuttle Discovery (STS-131) remains docked with the station.

ISS022-E-026221 (15 Jan. 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 22 flight engineer, services the Fluid Physics Experiment Facility/Marangoni Surface (FPEF MS) Core hardware in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station. The Marangoni convection experiment in the FPEF examines fluid tension flow in micro-G.