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ASTRONAUT

Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2018
Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai returns from 5½-month mission on space station
Three crew members of the International Space Station, including Norishige Kanai of Japan, returned to Earth on Sunday after completing a 5½-month mission, NASA said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 7, 2017
Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi to join new ISS mission from 2019
Astronaut Soichi Noguchi has been selected to take part in a six-month mission aboard the International Space Station starting around the end of 2019, Japan's space agency said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 19, 2017
Luck-struck Japanese astronaut more than ready for fall mission to the International Space Station
Life may offer an unexpected surprise after an epic letdown, but in the case of first-time space voyager Norishige Kanai, it was an out-of-this-world opportunity.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 29, 2015
Test astronaut hopefuls flood Japan's space agency in search of big payday
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's pitch to find male volunteers for a two-week stress test in return for nearly double the monthly salary of a new university graduate draws more interest than expected.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 8, 2015
Japan to stay in space station project through 2024
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announces that Japan will remain part of the U.S.-led International Space Station project when it is extended until 2024.
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2015
Yui and ISS colleagues to return to Earth earlier than planned
Astronaut Kimiya Yui and two colleagues aboard the International Space Station will return to Earth on Dec. 11, some 11 days earlier than planned, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 9, 2015
Japanese astronaut Yui to kids back on Earth: Pursue your dreams
Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui expressed his hope Tuesday that children will try to achieve their dreams as he spoke aboard the International Space Station in orbit.
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2015
Japanese astronaut Kanai to travel to space in 2017
Norishige Kanai used to be a Maritime Self-Defense Force doctor specializing in undersea medicine, but in 2017 he will take a huge leap, as he puts it, "from deep sea to space."
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 12, 2015
Astronaut Yui psyched up for task of docking Konotori transport to ISS via robotic arms
Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui, staying at the International Space Station, renewed his resolve to successfully dock the Konotori cargo transport to the ISS using robotic arms — one of his main missions.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 22, 2015
Astronaut Yui confident about space flight despite Soyuz delays
Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui said Tuesday that he is confident and feels safe about the approaching trip that will take him and two other colleagues to the International Space Station, despite a nearly two-month delay stemming from the failed launch of another spacecraft using a similar rocket.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2015
Japanese astronaut Yui says he's ready for space mission
Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui has expressed his readiness to leave later this month for a five-month-long mission aboard the International Space Station.
JAPAN
May 8, 2015
Russian launch of new ISS crew members delayed until July: reports
The launch of the rocket that was to carry Japan's Kimiya Yui and two other astronauts to the International Space Station this month has been postponed to July, Russian media reports said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 8, 2015
JAXA astronaut Yui takes final exam before trip to ISS
Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui and his crewmates underwent a two-day final examination through Thursday ahead of their May 27 trip to the International Space Station.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2015
Astronaut Yui to head for ISS on May 27
Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui will enter space for the first time on May 27 aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket, education minister Hakubun Shimomura said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 18, 2014
Astronaut Wakata visits NASA to monitor progress on rain satellite network
Astronaut Koichi Wakata visited a NASA facility Wednesday to monitor the progress being made on a satellite network designed to monitor rain and snowfall worldwide.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 13, 2014
Wakata hands over command of space station
Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata passed the title of commander of the International Space Station to U.S. astronaut Steven Swanson early Monday and prepared to return to Earth. He spent 66 days in the role, marking a first for any astronaut from Asia.
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2013
Noguchi calls for plan to track, destroy asteroids on collision course with Earth
Astronaut Soichi Noguchi joins some of his predecessors to ask world governments to protect humanity from asteroids on a collision course with Earth.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / CLOSE-UP
Oct 4, 2009
Mamoru Mohri: A spaceman speaks
When future historians document the story of Japanese space exploration, 2009 will likely figure as the year when the nation put two high-profile rocket launch failures, in 1999 and 2003, firmly behind it and, quite literally, took off.

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