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Former ISS commander and astronaut Koichi Wakata joins U.S. space firm
10 Apr 2024 10:34 GMT
… Axiom's Chief Astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria said in a news release … , a record for Japanese astronauts, in five missions and … which astronauts who moved to Axiom after retiring from NASA served … news conference as a JAXA astronaut, Wakata said, " …
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Japanese astronaut joins Axiom Space
10 Apr 2024 04:09 GMT
… Pacific region.
Wakata, a veteran astronaut with decades of human spaceflight … exploration,” said Axiom Space Chief Astronaut Michael López-Alegría. “We’re honored and excited … lunar exploration programs.
Wakata’s astronaut career includes five missions, more …
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Japanese Astronaut Wakata Joins U.S. Space Company
09 Apr 2024 11:38 GMT
… 9 (Jiji Press)--Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata has been appointed … Axiom's Chief Astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria said in a press release … a record for Japanese astronauts, in five missions and … which astronauts who moved to Axiom after retiring from NASA …
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Japan astronaut Koichi Wakata joins US space station developer Axiom
09 Apr 2024 11:37 GMT
… Kyodo) -- Japanese veteran astronaut Koichi Wakata has announced his … appointment as an astronaut and chief technical officer … 2030.
Axiom Space Chief Astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria said in a press … future commander of private astronaut missions, as well as …
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Deputy administrator for NASA and trailblazing astronaut to speak at Northeastern’s 2024 undergraduate commencement at Fenway Park
25 Mar 2024 12:03 GMT
… . Photo by NASA
Pam Melroy is a trailblazing astronaut who traveled to … are mission specialists Koichi Wakata, Michael Lopez-Alegria, Jeff Wisoff, Bill McArthur and … was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in December 1994.
As …
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Vast seeks to bid on future ISS private astronaut missions
23 Feb 2024 01:14 GMT
… to bid on two future NASA private astronaut missions to the International … and sixth private astronaut missions, or PAMs, that NASA offers to companies … session of the panel, Michael Lopez-Alegria, a former NASA astronaut who commanded the Ax …
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Private sector astronauts from around the world end trip and successfully return home
22 Feb 2024 22:17 GMT
Astronauts from three countries parachuted … , were escorted by former NASA astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria, who is now affiliated … the splashdown zone, the astronauts enjoyed extra time at the … approximately $55 million per astronaut. This was Axiom’s third …
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'Just a beginning': Türkiye's 1st astronaut Gezeravcı returns home
12 Feb 2024 12:57 GMT
… 's first astronaut arrived back home to … They were escorted by retired NASA astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria, who now works for … While in orbit, the astronauts conducted about 30 science experiments … quot; he noted.
The astronaut emphasized he would not …
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Turkey hails its first astronaut who returned from a 3-week mission to International Space Station
12 Feb 2024 10:12 GMT
… – Turkey’s first astronaut returned home to a … based Axiom Space with NASA and SpaceX.
The expedition … They were escorted by retired NASA astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria, who now works for … While in orbit, the astronauts conducted science experiments and chatted …
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Ax-3 Astronauts Splashdown, Completing Europe’s Historic Commercial Astronaut Mission to ISS
11 Feb 2024 16:58 GMT
… 3 crewmembers include Commander Michael López-Alegría of the U.S. … (left), Walter Villadei, Micheal López Alegrīa, and Alper Gezeravcı (right … and ESA-sponsored national astronauts; Mission Specialist Alper Gezeravc … than October 2024 from NASA’s Kennedy Space …