An event was held in which astronaut Soichi Noguchi, who is staying at the International Space Station, and Japanese children communicate online, and Mr. Noguchi said, "Half a year in space seems to be long and short. Please spend the day carefully and firmly. "
Mr. Noguchi arrived at the International Space Station on board the first private spacecraft developed by an American company last November, and has been staying there for about six months.
On the 28th, JAXA = Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency held an event, and a total of five Japanese elementary school students and high school students selected from prior applications communicated with Mr. Noguchi online.
When Yamato Hirai, a third grader in elementary school, asked, "What should I keep in mind to achieve my dreams and goals?", Mr. Noguchi said, "It takes a long time to get a big dream. It is important to go straight toward. "
When asked about what he felt while staying in space, Mr. Kanon Kinoda, a third-year high school student, said, "How humans have evolved in the era of humankind's advance into the moon and Mars. I'm thinking about what to do. "
Finally, Mr. Noguchi sent a message to the children, "Half a year in space seems to be long and short. Please be aware of what you should do every day and spend each day carefully and firmly." Sent.