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November 7, 2017 (JST)
JAXA Astronaut Soichi Noguchi Selected as a Member of ISS Expedition Crew
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), a national research and development agency, is delighted to announce today that JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi was selected as a crew member of the International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 62/63.
The ISS Expedition 62/63 will be the third spaceflight for Astronaut Noguchi. He was launched as a mission specialist (MS) aboard the Space Shuttle for its Return to Flight mission in July 2005 after selected as a JAXA astronaut in 1996, and also worked on board the ISS for 161 days as a flight engineer of the ISS Expedition 22/23 after launched as the first Japanese left-seater for the Soyuz spacecraft in December 2009.
- Period of stay in space: Approximately six months since around the end of 2019
- Mission: Activities as the ISS Flight Engineer, mainly consisting of maintenance of the ISS facilities including "Kibo", scientific experiments, and manipulation of the Mobile Servicing System (MSS)
- Project schedule: Training necessary for the long-duration stay on the ISS scheduled to begin at the end of November 2017
Appendix:
Appendix1: Brief Personal History of JAXA Astronaut Soichi Noguchi
http://global.jaxa.jp/press/2017/11/20171107_noguchi.html#app1
Appendix2: JAXA Astronauts' ISS Expeditions
http://global.jaxa.jp/press/2017/11/20171107_noguchi.html#app2
Appendix3: JAXA President's Comment on the Selection of JAXA Astronaut Soichi Noguchi As a Member of ISS Expedition Crew
http://global.jaxa.jp/press/2017/11/20171107_noguchi.html#app3
Appendix4: Aspiration of Astronaut Noguchi "Determination to Become Expedition Crew"
http://global.jaxa.jp/press/2017/11/20171107_noguchi.html#app4
URL:
http://global.jaxa.jp/press/2017/11/20171107_noguchi.html
National Research and Development Agency Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
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Publisher :
Public Affairs Department
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Ochanomizu sola city,
4-6 Kandasurugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8008 Japan
TEL:+81-3-5289-3650
JAXA WEB SITE :
http://global.jaxa.jp/
JAXA Astronaut Soichi Noguchi Selected as a Member of ISS Expedition Crew
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), a national research and development agency, is delighted to announce today that JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi was selected as a crew member of the International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 62/63.
The ISS Expedition 62/63 will be the third spaceflight for Astronaut Noguchi. He was launched as a mission specialist (MS) aboard the Space Shuttle for its Return to Flight mission in July 2005 after selected as a JAXA astronaut in 1996, and also worked on board the ISS for 161 days as a flight engineer of the ISS Expedition 22/23 after launched as the first Japanese left-seater for the Soyuz spacecraft in December 2009.
- Period of stay in space: Approximately six months since around the end of 2019
- Mission: Activities as the ISS Flight Engineer, mainly consisting of maintenance of the ISS facilities including "Kibo", scientific experiments, and manipulation of the Mobile Servicing System (MSS)
- Project schedule: Training necessary for the long-duration stay on the ISS scheduled to begin at the end of November 2017
Appendix:
Appendix1: Brief Personal History of JAXA Astronaut Soichi Noguchi
http://global.jaxa.jp/press/
Appendix2: JAXA Astronauts' ISS Expeditions
http://global.jaxa.jp/press/
Appendix3: JAXA President's Comment on the Selection of JAXA Astronaut Soichi Noguchi As a Member of ISS Expedition Crew
http://global.jaxa.jp/press/
Appendix4: Aspiration of Astronaut Noguchi "Determination to Become Expedition Crew"
http://global.jaxa.jp/press/
URL:
http://global.jaxa.jp/press/
National Research and Development Agency Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
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Publisher :
Public Affairs Department
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Ochanomizu sola city,
4-6 Kandasurugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8008 Japan
TEL:+81-3-5289-3650
JAXA WEB SITE :
http://global.jaxa.jp/
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