In 2016, Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi was deployed by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency(JAXA) as a flight engineer on an expedition to the International Space Station(ISS). Onishi spent four months aboard the ISS, during which time he conducted experiments in the Japanese science laboratory "Kibo."
On April 22, Tohoku University's Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences presents an information session with Onishi at the Wakabayashi Bunka Center. He will talk about life as an astronaut on ISS, and will be joined by scientists from Tohoku University who will introduce their research done in connection with JAXA.
Programme:
| Mission Report & Q&A session with Takuya Onishi |
| Introduction to "Kibo" the science laboratory attached to the International Space Station (ISS) |
| Talk session about working and living in space |
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Tohoku University and the International Space Station
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| *The programme may be subject to change. |
Contact:
Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences (FRIS)Tohoku University
Tel：+81-22-795-5755
E-mail : contact_astronaut@fris.tohoku.ac.jp