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Space Shuttle Crew Meets Japanese Students

Right to left: Commander Dominic Gorie, Pilot Gregory Johnson, and Mission Specialists Robert Behnken, Michael Foreman, Takao Doi (JAXA), and Richard Linnehan.
 
Mission Specialist Takao Doi, of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, answered questions in Japanese and in English.



After the program, students and their teachers had the chance to meet the astronauts and have photos taken.


 
Mission Specialist Richard Linnehan on a spacewalk during the mission.



The astronauts told the students that they took time to relax and experiment with zero gravity in space, such as playing with this ball of water.
 
The crew explained that they leaned on each other in this post-landing photo, not only because they were happy but also because they were dizzy.