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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 the first Japanese woman to fly in space and the first to participate in two ISS expeditions at the same time. She also worked on the development of the Kibo module and the Centrifuge facility for the ISS.
山崎 直子 （やまざき なおこ、 旧姓 ：角野（すみの）、 1970年 〈 昭和 45年〉 12月27日 - ）は、 宇宙飛行士 。 宇宙政策委員会 委員（ 2012年 7月 - ）、 女子美術大学 客員教授 （2014年4月 - ）。 千葉県 松戸市 生まれ。 来歴. プラネタリウム や ボイジャー が送ってきた画像、 アニメ の 宇宙戦艦ヤマト [1] などから影響を受け、また チャレンジャー号爆発事故 のニュースを受け「亡くなった宇宙飛行士たちの意思を引き継いで、宇宙の素晴らしさを子供たちに伝えたい」と思い、宇宙を志した [2] 。 東京大学大学院工学系研究科 修了後、 宇宙開発事業団 に入社。
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).
Learn about the personal and professional life of Naoko Yamazaki, the first female Japanese Mission Specialist to go to space on the STS-131 mission. She shares her goals, challenges, and dreams for the future of human space exploration.
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...
