NASDA appoints Sumino as Japan's 2nd female astronaut

NASDA appoints Sumino as Japan's 2nd female astronaut

TOKYO, Japan - Naoko Sumino, whom the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) appointed as its eighth astronaut, speaks to reporters at NASDA's head office in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Sept 26. Sumino, NASDA's second female astronaut after Chiaki Mukai, will be trained in machinery operation for a mission aboard the International Space Station.

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