Soichi Noguchi (b. 1965) is a Japanese aeronautical engineer and former astronaut for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
His maiden space voyage was with NASA aboard the space shuttle Discovery in July 2005; the first mission after the Columbia disaster in February 2003.
As a member of the Soyuz TMA-17 crew on Expedition 23 to the International Space Station in 2009/2010, Noguchi filmed several Sesame Street segments for broadcast beginning in Season 41.
Segments[]
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Episode 4214 | Noguchi shows the letter F stands for "float." |
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Episode 4222 | Noguchi demonstrates "float" for a What's the Word on the Street? segment with Murray Monster. |
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Episode 4225 | Noguchi demonstrates A for Astronaut. |
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Episode 4234 | Noguchi counts down from 10 for the launch of a rocket. |