Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi (L), U.S. astronaut Timothy J. Creamer (R) and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov take part in the exam at Star City Cosmonaut Training Centre outside Moscow November 24, 2009. Noguchi, Creamer and Kotov are due to take off from Baikonur cosmodrome to the International Space Station on December 21.
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