Ayu Yoneda, who was selected as an astronaut candidate in the selection test conducted by JAXA = Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, attended junior high school and high school in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture.
Her teachers, who were in charge of her, spoke of her joy, saying, "I want to support her because she is challenging herself."
Among the two astronaut candidates, Ayu Yoneda (28), a doctor at the Japanese Red Cross Medical Center, attended Kobe Jogakuin in Nishinomiya City for six years during her junior high and high school years.
My homeroom teacher when I was in my third year of high school: “I was surprised when I heard about space because I am a doctor.”
At her alma mater, she held a press conference on the 28th, and her teacher Yuko Inagaki, who was her homeroom teacher when she was in her third year of high school, said, "I was surprised when I heard about space because I was on the path of a doctor, but I thought it was a challenge like her. I would like to support her success while shadowing her."
Director: “I want you to talk to your juniors about your experiences someday.”
Principal Norifumi Moriya said, "At the rehearsal for today's graduation ceremony, everyone was very happy when I told the students that I was a graduate. rice field.
According to the interview, Ms. Yoneda was always smiling and polite, and when she was in junior high school, she belonged to the tennis club and participated in the national tournament, and she was an active student who loved sports.
When she was in high school, she studied abroad in Switzerland and enthusiastically participated in volunteer activities such as visiting children's homes.