Andrew Yee
February 23rd 06, 04:37 AM
Public Affairs Department
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Marunouchi Kitaguchi Building,
1-6-5, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8260
Japan
TEL:+81-3-6266-6400
February 14, 2006
NASA Certifies Three JAXA Astronauts as Mission Specialists
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) would like to announce that
three JAXA astronauts were certified as Mission Specialists by the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on February 10,
2006 (US Time).
Astronauts Satoshi Furukawa, Akihiko Hoshide and Naoko Yamazaki, were
dispatched to NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) in June 2004 to be
certified as Mission Specialists (MS). The three went through training
(basic training) to become a MS mainly at JSC for about a year and
eight months, and were certified on Feb. 10 (US Time).
JAXA keeps the three astronauts stationed in Houston to help with the
successful assembly and startup of the Japan Experiment Module (JEM)
for the International Space Station (ISS), in addition to Astronauts
Takao Doi, Koichi Wakata, and Soichi Noguchi, who have already engaged
in such activities. Thus they can continue their MS training while
JAXA sustains its efforts to maintain and reinforce our manned space
program with astronauts who are eligible for Space Shuttle flights and
long stays on the ISS.
Mission Specialist (MS): Astronauts who operate Space Shuttle systems
and robotics arms as well as conduct Extra Vehicular Activities (EVA)
and scientific experiments on board.
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Marunouchi Kitaguchi Building,
1-6-5, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8260
Japan
TEL:+81-3-6266-6400
February 14, 2006
NASA Certifies Three JAXA Astronauts as Mission Specialists
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) would like to announce that
three JAXA astronauts were certified as Mission Specialists by the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on February 10,
2006 (US Time).
Astronauts Satoshi Furukawa, Akihiko Hoshide and Naoko Yamazaki, were
dispatched to NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) in June 2004 to be
certified as Mission Specialists (MS). The three went through training
(basic training) to become a MS mainly at JSC for about a year and
eight months, and were certified on Feb. 10 (US Time).
JAXA keeps the three astronauts stationed in Houston to help with the
successful assembly and startup of the Japan Experiment Module (JEM)
for the International Space Station (ISS), in addition to Astronauts
Takao Doi, Koichi Wakata, and Soichi Noguchi, who have already engaged
in such activities. Thus they can continue their MS training while
JAXA sustains its efforts to maintain and reinforce our manned space
program with astronauts who are eligible for Space Shuttle flights and
long stays on the ISS.
Mission Specialist (MS): Astronauts who operate Space Shuttle systems
and robotics arms as well as conduct Extra Vehicular Activities (EVA)
and scientific experiments on board.