Japanese mother to travel into space on shuttle mission in 2010

Japanese mother to travel into space on shuttle mission in 2010

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki prepares to leave a news conference at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency in Tokyo on Nov. 11 after talking about being a crew member of a U.S. Space Shuttle mission in February 2010. Yamazaki, 37, the eighth Japanese astronaut to travel to space, has a 6-year-old daughter, making her the first Japanese mother to fly into space.

Japanese mother to travel to space on shuttle mission in 2010

Japanese mother to travel to space on shuttle mission in 2010

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki, who has been chosen as a crew member of a February 2010 Space Shuttle Atlantis mission, speaks during a news conference at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency in Tokyo on Nov. 11. Yamazaki, 37, the eighth Japanese to travel to space, has a 6-year-old daughter, making her the first Japanese mother to fly into space.

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.

CHINA-BEIJING-INTERNET PLUS EDUCATION INNOVATION WEEK-OPENING (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-INTERNET PLUS EDUCATION INNOVATION WEEK-OPENING (CN)

(220813) -- BEIJING, Aug. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese astronaut Wang Yaping shares her experience on education innovation boosted by science and technology development via video link at the opening ceremony of the eighth Internet Plus Education Innovation Week in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 13, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Lianfen)

Japanese mother to travel to space on shuttle mission in 2010

Japanese mother to travel to space on shuttle mission in 2010

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki, who has been chosen as a crew member of a February 2010 Space Shuttle Atlantis mission, speaks during a news conference at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency in Tokyo on Nov. 11. Yamazaki, 37, the eighth Japanese to travel to space, has a 6-year-old daughter, making her the first Japanese mother to fly into space. (Kyodo)

Japanese mother to travel into space on shuttle mission in 2010

Japanese mother to travel into space on shuttle mission in 2010

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki prepares to leave a news conference at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency in Tokyo on Nov. 11 after talking about being a crew member of a U.S. Space Shuttle mission in February 2010. Yamazaki, 37, the eighth Japanese astronaut to travel to space, has a 6-year-old daughter, making her the first Japanese mother to fly into space. (Kyodo)

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.