STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi waves before departing KSC to return to Houston.

STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi waves before departing KSC in a T-38 jet aircraft to return to Houston. Crew members were at KSC for Shuttle and mission equipment familiarization. Noguchi represents the Japanese Aerospace and Exploration Agency. The STS-114 mission is Logistics Flight 1, which is scheduled to deliver supplies and equipment, plus the external stowage platform, to the International Space Station.