TOKYO, Jan 12 (News On Japan) –
Osamu Suwa, an astronaut with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), is ready to undertake his first long-term keep aboard the International Space Station, changing into the eighth Japanese astronaut to take action.
JAXA introduced at a press convention on January ninth that Suwa, 49, is scheduled to stay on the ISS for round six months starting in 2027. The mission will mark his debut long-duration project in orbit.
Suwa was licensed as an astronaut in 2023 on the age of 47, making him the oldest particular person ever chosen as a JAXA astronaut on the time of qualification.
His main tasks will embrace upkeep of ISS services, together with Japan’s Kibo laboratory module, although Suwa mentioned on the press convention that he hopes to completely take pleasure in each expertise accessible in the course of the mission, including that he needs to “make the most of everything I can experience.”
Source: TBS