Astronaut-to-be flies last flight as ASDF pilot

Astronaut-to-be flies last flight as ASDF pilot

SAYAMA, Japan - Kimiya Yui (L), an Air Self-Defense Force pilot selected to be astronaut, gets a watery greeting from one of his colleagues at the ASDF's Iruma Base in Saitama Prefecture on March 3 after finishing his last flight as an ASDF pilot. Splashing pilots with water after their last flight is a tradition in the ASDF. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency recently selected Yui and All Nippon Airways pilot to be astronauts.

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