Astronaut Noguchi Announced by JAXA, a mission during a long-term stay October 20, 18:49
Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi will be conducting missions such as life science experiments in the Japanese experimental building of the International Space Station while he is on board an American private spacecraft and stays in space for a long time from next month. The contents of have been announced.
Soichi Noguchi, a Japanese astronaut, plans to board the first US civilian spacecraft "Crew Dragon" from next month and stay at the International Space Station for a long time.
JAXA = Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency announced the outline of the planned mission at the Japanese experimental building "Kibo" during Mr. Noguchi's stay.
According to this, the stay period is expected to be 170 days, which is about half a year, and in addition to conducting the first experiment that will be the basis for creating three-dimensional organs by applying human iPS cells to contribute to medical treatment, It is planned to distribute programs to the ground in cooperation with information and telecommunications companies using the studio set up in "Kibo" as a project to promote the industrial application of space.
In addition, support projects for drug development and launch projects for ultra-small artificial satellites will continue.
Natsuhiko Inoue, Increment Manager of JAXA, said, "Which mission will Mr. Noguchi be in charge of will be decided in the future based on the overall work situation, but I would like to see him play an active role."