Japan astronaut Soichi Noguchi to travel on new U.S. spaceship

Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi will start training for a mission aboard a new U.S. spaceship that will take him to the International Space Station, Japan's science minister and space agency said Tuesday.Noguchi, 54, is expected to stay at the ISS for around six months, but the date of his departure remains unclear due to possible delays in the development of the new U.S. spacecraft, according to the minister Masahiko Shibayama and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency."I am very honored to have the opportunity to board the newly developed crew vehicle as the first Japanese astronaut. I …READ FULL ARTICLE