KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Return to Flight STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi checks the fit of his launch and entry suit and helmet. This is Noguchi’s first Shuttle flight. He represents the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). There are two days to the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery scheduled for 3 51 July 13. This launch is the 114th Space Shuttle flight and is scheduled to last about 12 days with a planned KSC landing at about 11 06 EDT on July 25.

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