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CHIAKI MUKAI A FIRST IN SPACE

CHIAKI MUKAI A FIRST IN SPACE,Interview with Chiaki Mukai, Japan's first female astronaut, Mamoru Mohri, Columbia launch, live video from the Space Shuttle, Columbia Captain Robert Cabana, Space Shuttle=Date:1994, Place:unknown

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Japan museum unveils advanced android robots

TOKYO, Japan - Mamoru Mohri (C), chief executive director of the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, hands an appointment letter to Otonaroid, an adult female android, to work as science communicator, at the museum in Tokyo's Koto Ward on June 24, 2014, while Kodomoroid (L), a child android, looks on. The museum describes the robots as the world's most advanced android robots that closely resemble humans.

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Japan museum unveils advanced android robots

TOKYO, Japan - Mamoru Mohri (center R), chief executive director of the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, and Hiroshi Ishiguro (center L), a special professor at Osaka University, pose with Kodomoroid (far L), a child android, and Otonaroid (R front), an adult female android, at the museum in Tokyo's Koto Ward on June 24, 2014. The museum describes the robots as the world's most advanced android robots that closely resemble humans.

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Honda's new personal mobility device

TOKYO, Japan - Mamoru Mohri, a former astronaut who heads the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, demonstrates riding the UNI-CUB, a new electric personal mobility device developed by Honda Motor Co., at the museum in Tokyo's Odaiba district on May 15, 2012. The saddle-style prototype, with a front wheel and a small assisting wheel, allows a rider to control speed and direction by shifting weight in a sitting position.

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Prince Charles visits science museum

TOKYO, Japan - Britain's Prince Charles (R) is briefed by Mamoru Mohri (L), a Japanese astronaut who serves as the executive director of the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo's Koto Ward, on an Asimo robot at the museum on Oct. 28. (Pool photo)

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Astronaut Hoshide communicates from space with Fukuda, students

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R in front) U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer, Japanese Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Kisaburo Tokai, Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and astronaut Mamoru Mohri, along with a group of students communicate from Tokyo on June 8 with Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide in Japan's Kibo research laboratory in space.

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Japanese astronaut Mohri in Antarctica

SHOWA BASE, Antarctica - Japanese astronaut Mamoru Mohri (L) and author Wahei Tatematsu pose with a colony of penguins found 20 kilometers away from the Japanese Antarctic base Showa on Jan. 12 during a visit there together with Japanese mountaineer Michiko Imai. The trio arrived at Showa Base on Jan. 7 as part of events to mark the 50th founding anniversary of the Antarctic research base. (Pool photo by Kyodo)

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Astronaut Mohri, others arrive at Showa Base

SHOWA BASE, Antarctica - Japanese astronaut Mamoru Mohri poses for photos at Japan's Showa Base in Antarctica on Jan. 7. Mohri, together with climber Michiko Imai and writer Wahei Tatematsu, arrived at the base the same day as part of events to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the base's founding. (Pool photo)

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Astronaut Mohri leaves for Antarctic

NARITA, Japan - (From L to R) Japanese astronaut Mamoru Mohri, writer Wahei Tatematsu and mountaineer Michiko Imai prepare to leave Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Jan. 3 for the Antarctic to observe Japanese activities at the Showa Base as part of events marking the 50th anniversary of the opening of the base.

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Astronaut Mohri returns from deep sea exploration

NAHA, Japan - Japanese astronaut Mamoru Mohri speaks at a news conferfence in Naha, Okinawa on March 14 after returning from a deep sea exploration some 6,500 meters below sea level aboard the Shinkai 6500 submersible vessel of the government-affiliated Japan Marine Science and Technology Center. ''I was able to see a wonderful world, a new universe,'' Mohri, 55, told said.

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Mohri says space exploration worth risks

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Mamoru Mohri (2nd from L), flanked by other veterans of space, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 19 to announce a world astronaut conference to be held in Tokyo in October. He said space exploration should still go ahead despite the dangers shown by the Feb. 1 disintegration of the U.S. space shuttle Columbia which killed the seven crew members on board.

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Astronaut Mohri prays for Columbia's lost crew

HOUSTON, United States - Mamoru Mohri, Japan's first astronaut who flew on the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour in 1992, prays for the seven crew members who died in the U.S. space shuttle Columbia disaster at a memorial service at the Johnson Space Center in Houston on Feb. 4.

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1st Japanese astronaut Mohri shocked by Columbia breakup

TOKYO, Japan - Mamoru Mohri, Japan's first astronaut who flew on U.S. space shuttle Endeavour in 1992, expresses shock during a press conference at the headquarters of the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) in Tokyo on the early morning of Feb. 2 over the breakup of Columbia on Feb. 1.

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Mohri speaks at 'Winter cities' forum

AOMORI, Japan - Mamoru Mohri (C, front), a Japanese astronaut and current head of Tokyo's National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, poses after speaking at ''Winter Cities 2002 Aomori,'' an international urban planning forum that opened Feb. 7 in Aomori, northeastern Japan. He called for efforts to preserve Earth's environment.

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2 Japanese astronauts certified as future ISS residents

TOKYO, Japan - Satoshi Furukawa (R), 36, and Hoshide Akihiko (L), 32, smile for photographers at the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) in Tokyo on Jan. 24 after NASDA official recognized them as astronauts now eligible to take part in the International Space Station (ISS) project. At center is Mamoru Mohri, who participated in U.S. space shuttle missions in 1992 and in 2000.

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Space shuttle launch postponed to Oct. 9

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - Japanese astronaut Mamoru Mohri, who will serve as ground support for the Discovery mission, fields questions from the press at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida on Oct. 5 after the National Aeronautics and Space Administration postponed the shuttle's launch to Oct. 9 because of technical problems. The Discovery will carry a crew of seven, including Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata.

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Astronauts meet Japanese kids

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Japanese astronaut Mamoru Mohri (front) and other crew members who boarded the U.S. Space Shuttle Endeavour in February meet Japanese elementary and junior high school pupils in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, on April 12. Some 100 pupils got together for the meeting with the crew who carried out an 11-day mission to map the Earth's surface using sophisticated space radar.

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Mohri promises new perspective after second shuttle flight

CAPE CANAVERAL, United Sates - Mamoru Mohri, selected to take part in the U.S. space shuttle mission in September as a mission specialist, talks to reporters at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, on July 27. Mohri became the first Japanese to participate in a U.S. space shuttle mission when he joined the crew aboard the Endeavour in September 1992. Mohri, 51, said, ''I want to take a new look at space, from my own unique perspective, and share my views with other Japanese.''

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NASA picks Mohri again for space shuttle mission

Mamoru Mohri, Japan's first astronaut, smiles on Oct. 26 at a press conference held after U.S. National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) selected him to participate for a second time in a U.S. space shuttle mission. He will join the U.S. crew aboard the Endeavor when it is launched in September 1999.

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Astronaut Mohri, others arrive at Showa Base

SHOWA BASE, Antarctica - Japanese astronaut Mamoru Mohri poses for photos at Japan's Showa Base in Antarctica on Jan. 7. Mohri, together with climber Michiko Imai and writer Wahei Tatematsu, arrived at the base the same day as part of events to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the base's founding. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Japanese astronaut Mohri in Antarctica

SHOWA BASE, Antarctica - Japanese astronaut Mamoru Mohri (L) and author Wahei Tatematsu pose with a colony of penguins found 20 kilometers away from the Japanese Antarctic base Showa on Jan. 12 during a visit there together with Japanese mountaineer Michiko Imai. The trio arrived at Showa Base on Jan. 7 as part of events to mark the 50th founding anniversary of the Antarctic research base. (Pool photo by Kyodo) (Kyodo)

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Astronaut Hoshide communicates from space with Fukuda, students

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R in front) U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer, Japanese Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Kisaburo Tokai, Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and astronaut Mamoru Mohri, along with a group of students communicate from Tokyo on June 8 with Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide in Japan's Kibo research laboratory in space. (Kyodo)

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Astronaut Mohri returns from deep sea exploration

NAHA, Japan - Japanese astronaut Mamoru Mohri speaks at a news conferfence in Naha, Okinawa on March 14 after returning from a deep sea exploration some 6,500 meters below sea level aboard the Shinkai 6500 submersible vessel of the government-affiliated Japan Marine Science and Technology Center. ''I was able to see a wonderful world, a new universe,'' Mohri, 55, told said. (Kyodo)

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1st Japanese astronaut Mohri shocked by Columbia breakup

TOKYO, Japan - Mamoru Mohri, Japan's first astronaut who flew on U.S. space shuttle Endeavour in 1992, expresses shock during a press conference at the headquarters of the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) in Tokyo on the early morning of Feb. 2 over the breakup of Columbia on Feb. 1. (Kyodo)

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Space shuttle launch postponed to Oct. 9

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - Japanese astronaut Mamoru Mohri, who will serve as ground support for the Discovery mission, fields questions from the press at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida on Oct. 5 after the National Aeronautics and Space Administration postponed the shuttle's launch to Oct. 9 because of technical problems. The Discovery will carry a crew of seven, including Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata.

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Advisers on Japan publicity centers overseas hold 1st meeting

Actor Tetsuya Bessho (L) speaks about the importance of Japan's publicity efforts at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on July 27, 2015. He and 16 other people, including astronaut Mamoru Mohri (R), held the first meeting of a panel of advisers on the ministry's plan to open "Japan House" centers in London, Los Angeles and Sao Paulo in 2017 as one-stop locations to learn about culture and other aspects of Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Astronaut Mamoru Mohri runs in the Tokyo Olympic torch relay in Ibaraki Prefecture city of Tsukuba on July 5, 2021. (Pool photo)

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Astronaut Mohri leaves for Antarctic

NARITA, Japan - (From L to R) Japanese astronaut Mamoru Mohri, writer Wahei Tatematsu and mountaineer Michiko Imai prepare to leave Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Jan. 3 for the Antarctic to observe Japanese activities at the Showa Base as part of events marking the 50th anniversary of the opening of the base. (Kyodo)

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Prince Charles visits science museum

TOKYO, Japan - Britain's Prince Charles (R) is briefed by Mamoru Mohri (L), a Japanese astronaut who serves as the executive director of the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo's Koto Ward, on the international space station at the museum on Oct. 28. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Prince Charles visits science museum

TOKYO, Japan - Britain's Prince Charles (R) is briefed by Mamoru Mohri (L), a Japanese astronaut who serves as the executive director of the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo's Koto Ward, on an Asimo robot at the museum on Oct. 28. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Mohri talks with Obuchi

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Mamoru Mohri (seen on the TV screen), who is on an 11-day mission on the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour, talks with Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (2nd from R) and Science and Technology Agency chief Hirofumi Nakasone (R) on Feb. 17. and emphasized the importance of protecting the environment. ''When you are in space, you reaffirm the fact that the Earth is the only place where we can live,'' Mohri said in a TV hookup.

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Mohri speaks at 'Winter cities' forum

AOMORI, Japan - Mamoru Mohri (C, front), a Japanese astronaut and current head of Tokyo's National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, poses after speaking at ''Winter Cities 2002 Aomori,'' an international urban planning forum that opened Feb. 7 in Aomori, northeastern Japan. He called for efforts to preserve Earth's environment.

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Honda's new personal mobility device

TOKYO, Japan - Mamoru Mohri, a former astronaut who heads the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, demonstrates riding the UNI-CUB, a new electric personal mobility device developed by Honda Motor Co., at the museum in Tokyo's Odaiba district on May 15, 2012. The saddle-style prototype, with a front wheel and a small assisting wheel, allows a rider to control speed and direction by shifting weight in a sitting position. (Kyodo)

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Astronaut Mohri explores deep sea off Okinawa

OKINAWA, Japan - Japanese astronaut Mamoru Mohri (L) waves as he prepares to ride in the submersible Shinkai 6500 on March 13 to explore ocean trenches off the Nansei Islands in southern Japan some 6,500 meters below sea level. Photo provided by the Japan Marine Science and Technology Center. (Kyodo)

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Mohri says space exploration worth risks

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Mamoru Mohri (2nd from L), flanked by other veterans of space, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 19 to announce a world astronaut conference to be held in Tokyo in October. He said space exploration should still go ahead despite the dangers shown by the Feb. 1 disintegration of the U.S. space shuttle Columbia which killed the seven crew members on board. (Kyodo)

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Astronaut Mohri prays for Columbia's lost crew

HOUSTON, United States - Mamoru Mohri, Japan's first astronaut who flew on the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour in 1992, prays for the seven crew members who died in the U.S. space shuttle Columbia disaster at a memorial service at the Johnson Space Center in Houston on Feb. 4. (Kyodo)

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2 Japanese astronauts certified as future ISS residents

TOKYO, Japan - Satoshi Furukawa (R), 36, and Hoshide Akihiko (L), 32, smile for photographers at the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) in Tokyo on Jan. 24 after NASDA official recognized them as astronauts now eligible to take part in the International Space Station (ISS) project. At center is Mamoru Mohri, who participated in U.S. space shuttle missions in 1992 and in 2000.

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NASA unveils 3D Mt. Fuji map based on shuttle data

WASHINGTON, United States - The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) unveils Dec. 21 a three-dimensional map of Mt. Fuji and its surrounding areas generated with data gathered by Mamoru Mohri and other space shuttle astronauts. Japan's tallest mountain, which is also the country's highest point at 3,776 meters, is displayed behind the foreground of the Tokyo metropolitan area.

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NASA image shows 3-D representation of Miyakejima

WASHINGTON, United States - This NASA image shows a three-dimensional representation of Miyakejima Island, south of Tokyo. The image was generated from data collected by Japanese astronaut Mamoru Mohri during a space shuttle mission in February. Mt. Oyama, the 813-meter volcano at the center of the island, has erupted several times since July 8. Photo was provided by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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Astronauts meet Japanese kids

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Japanese astronaut Mamoru Mohri (front) and other crew members who boarded the U.S. Space Shuttle Endeavour in February meet Japanese elementary and junior high school pupils in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, on April 12. Some 100 pupils got together for the meeting with the crew who carried out an 11-day mission to map the Earth's surface using sophisticated space radar.

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images taken from space shuttle released

TOKYO, Japan - This is a photo of Mt. Fuji taken from space shuttle Endeavour in February. The National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) and the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) jointly released Feb. 28 photos taken by Japanese astronaut Mamoru Mohri. The still images were taken from footage taken by Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK)'s high-definition camera.

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Japanese mission specialist communicates from shuttle

Houston, United States - Mamoru Mohri (R), Japanese mission specialist with the space shuttle Endeavour, corresponds from the shuttle with Houston mission control Feb. 13. Pilot Dominic Gorie sits next to Mohri. Endeavour was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 11 for an 11-day mission to map Earth's surface. Photo taken from NASA TV.

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Mohri promises new perspective after second shuttle flight

CAPE CANAVERAL, United Sates - Mamoru Mohri, selected to take part in the U.S. space shuttle mission in September as a mission specialist, talks to reporters at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, on July 27. Mohri became the first Japanese to participate in a U.S. space shuttle mission when he joined the crew aboard the Endeavour in September 1992. Mohri, 51, said, ''I want to take a new look at space, from my own unique perspective, and share my views with other Japanese.''

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NASA picks Mohri again for space shuttle mission

Mamoru Mohri, Japan's first astronaut, smiles on Oct. 26 at a press conference held after U.S. National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) selected him to participate for a second time in a U.S. space shuttle mission. He will join the U.S. crew aboard the Endeavor when it is launched in September 1999.