Space, the final frontier, is where the Japanese have gone to try out their new odor-free underwear. Japanese astronaut Takao Doi is at the International Space Station testing underwear made of a special nanotech fabric that purportedly makes them stink-free even after several consecutive days of use

Text of report in English by Japan's largest news agency Kyodo Washington, March 31 Kyodo - Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide's mission on the US space shuttle Discovery, which was to start May 25, has now been postponed until May 31, NASA said Monday.

By Marcia Dunn CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The space shuttle Endeavour and its crew of seven returned to Earth on Wednesday, making a rare nighttime touchdown to wrap up "a two-week adventure" at the international space station.

HOUSTON - The seven astronauts aboard NASA's shuttle Endeavour will cast off from the International Space Station (ISS) late Monday after a record-long stay at the orbiting laboratory. Shuttle commander Dominic Gorie and his crew will undock from the station at 7:56 p.m. EDT (2356 GMT) tonight, wrapping up a packed 12 days of construction to deliver a Canadian-built robot and the first module of Japan's massive Kibo laboratory. "I sort of looked at this flight sort of like a college team looking at March Madness...every spacewalk was a win, every robotics [operation] was a win," Gorie told reporters on Earth during a Sunday crew conference.

HOUSTON - When visiting someone's house - even in space - bring food.