Naoko Yamazaki
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Not to be confused with Naoki Yamazaki.
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.[2][3][4] The first was Chiaki Mukai.[3]
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Naoko Yamazaki | |
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Born | (1970-12-27) December 27, 1970 (age 53) Matsudo, Chiba, Japan |
Status | Retired |
Nationality | Japanese |
Occupation(s) | Engineer, Researcher |
Space career | |
National Space Development Agency of Japan/JAXA astronaut | |
Time in space | 15 days, 2 hours, 47 minutes[1] |
Selection | 1999 NASDA Group |
Missions | STS-131 |
Mission insignia | |
Retirement | August 31, 2011 |
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