Original sentence: As an experiment he wore the same special underpants for a month without washing them to show that it could be done.During his time on the mission, he took part in experiments suggested by the public, including flying a 'magic carpet', folding laundry and push ups.He has launched with the crew of STS-119, and is the first resident station crew member from the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).He is scheduled to serve as Flight Engineer 2 on Expedition 18, Expedition 19 and Expedition 20, before returning home as a Mission Specialist on STS-127.Koichi Wakata (若田 光一 Wakata Kōichi, born 1 August 1963) is a Japanese astronaut from JAXA and a veteran of three NASA space shuttle missions.STS-119, Expedition 18, Expedition 19, Expedition 20 and STS-127.Wakata became the first Japanese astronaut to take part in a long duration mission on the station,.Wakata became the first person to serve on 5 different crews without returning to Earth.Wakata returned to earth aboard Endeavour with the STS-127 crew after being a flight engineer for Expedition 19 and Expedition 20
Edited sentence: As an experiment on the station, he wore the same special underpants for a month without washing them.During his time on the station, he took part in experiments suggested by the public, including flying a 'magic carpet', folding laundry and push ups.He has launched with the crew of STS-119 and was the first resident station crew member from the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).He served as Flight Engineer 2 on Expedition 18, Expedition 19 and Expedition 20, before returning home as a Mission Specialist on STS-127.Koichi Wakata (若田 光一 Wakata Kōichi, born 1 August 1963) is a Japanese engineer and a JAXA astronaut.Wakata is a a veteran of four NASA Space Shuttle missions and a long-duration stay on the INternational Space Station.Wakata is the first person to serve on five different crews without returning to Earth: STS-119, Expedition 18, Expedition 19, Expedition 20 and STS-127.Wakata returned to earth aboard Endeavour with the STS-127 crew after being a flight engineer on the station.Wakata was the first Japanese astronaut to take part in a long duration mission on the station,