Meet Astronaut Satoshi Furukawa: NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Mission Specialist

Meet Astronaut Satoshi Furukawa: NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Mission Specialist

Meet Satoshi Furukawa, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut from Kanagawa, Japan, making his second trip to space as a mission specialist on Crew-7. Furukawa was selected as a JAXA astronaut in 1999 and has 165 days aboard the International Space Station under his belt as part of Expeditions 28 and 29 in 2011. He is a physician and received his medical degree from the University of Tokyo, and later a doctorate in medical science from the same university. Furukawa served as a crewmember on the 13th NEEMO mission, and later, was appointed head of JAXA’s Space Biomedical Research Group.

Astronaut Satoshi Furukawa JAXA Biography:

https://humans-in-space.jaxa.jp/en/astronaut/furukawa-satoshi/

Learn more about the Crew-7 Mission:

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/what-you-need-to-know-about-nasa-s-spacex-crew-7-mission

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Duration: 2 minutes, 50 seconds

Release Date: Aug 26, 2023

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