This is the October training primary activity report of NASDA's(JAXA's) astronaut
candidates (ASCANs).
The ASCANs worked as members of the STS-92 mission support team during
the mission.
Furukawa supported the mission from the NASDA(JAXA) support room located in the
Mission Control Center (MCC) at Johnson Space Center (JSC), in Houston,
Texas, and from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida, by collecting
and distributing mission information and supporting the launch guests.
Hoshide and Sumino supported from the Mission Operations Room at Tsukuba
Space Center (where operations for Japanese Experiment Module Kibo of the
ISS will take place in the future.) etc., and helped relay mission information
and monitored the mission status real time.
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| Furukawa(right) at Johnson Space Center
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Hoshide and Sumino in the Mission Operations Room at Tsukuba
Space Center
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Hoshide in the information distribution room at Tsukuba
Space Center
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International Space Station System Training |
From the second half of October Sumino received lectures on the ISS systems
and training using simulator at the Johnson Space Center.
The training covered the basic structures and functions of the primary
systems of the ISS such as on-board Computer, Electrical Power System,
Thermal Control System, Environmental Control and Life Support System,
and Robotics Systems.
The next training report will be issued in mid December.
