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Naoko Yamazaki (山崎 直子, Yamazaki Naoko, born December 27, 1970) is a Japanese engineer and former astronaut at JAXA. She was the second Japanese woman to fly in space. The first was Chiaki Mukai.
Feb 5, 2022 · Naoko Yamazaki, 51, joined the National Space Development Agency of Japan (now JAXA) in 1996 and worked on various engineering projects before going into space on the Nasa Discovery shuttle in...
YAMAZAKI Naoko was born in 1970 in Matsudo City, Chiba. In 1999, she was selected as an astronaut candidate, and was certified as an astronaut in 2001. In 2010, she participated in the STS-131 mission aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery as a Mission Specialist, where she orchestrated cargo transfer work and operated the International Space ...
Naoko is the second Japanese female astronaut since Chiaki Mukai. She studied aerospace engineering while at graduate school and aspired to be a astronaut while engaged in development work at...
Naoko Yamazaki JAXA Astronaut Ms. Yamazaki received a Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Tokyo in 1996, and joined the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA, now part of JAXA).
Jul 27, 2020 · Naoko Yamazaki. She passed the test, however, becoming an officially selected astronaut candidate in February 1999, along with fellow Japanese astronauts Satoshi Furukawa and Akihiko Hoshide.
Naoko Yamazaki - SPACETIDE 2024. Representative Director. Space Port Japan Association. Astronaut. Yamazaki earned a Master of Engineering degree majored in Aerospace Engineering from University of Tokyo in 1996, then started working for current Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
After studying aerospace engineering at the University of Tokyo Graduate School, YAMAZAKI Naoko was certified as Japan’s second female astronaut in 2001.
On April 5, 2010 Yamazaki was onboard Space Shuttle Discovery on the crew of STS-131, an assembly & resupply mission to the International Space Station. After retiring from JAXA in 2011, Yamazaki served as a member of Space Policy Committee of Cabinet Office, co-founded Space Port Japan Association in 2018 and is serving as its representative ...
Naoko Yamazaki. Yamazaki earned a Master of Engineering degree from University of Tokyo in 1996, then started working for Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). On April 5, 2010 Yamazaki was onboard Space Shuttle Discovery on the crew of STS-131, an assembly & resupply mission to the International Space Station.
