NASDA ASCAN Sumino received
flight training using small aircraft(Cessna152) in Houston, Texas. This was the
second flight training for her following the first training in May 2000.
The
purpose of this training is to improve skills necessary as an astronaut, such
as multitask handling, radio communication in English.
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They also attended the opening ceremony of the
Cosmic College spring session and fielded questions from the children. Later,
astronaut Furukawa attended the space scientists course and lectured on the zero-gravity
environment facility. Astronaut Hoshide attended the astronaut training. Elementary
and middle school students earnestly listened to them.
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| Opening
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ISS astronauts Furukawa and Hoshide and ASCAN Sumino will receive
ISS system training in April and May 2001 in Houston, Texas in the U.S.
This
is a part of the advanced training in which astronauts from various countries
learn together about ISS system details. One astronaut from the US, four from
ESA, one from Russia, and three from Japan are expected to participate in the
training.
The Japanese ISS astronauts' activity report of April
will be issued in May. 
