Astronaut Takuya Onishi, who was assigned as a crew member for the Expedition 48/49 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) underwent training for the long-duration mission mainly at the NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) in October, and then at the GCTC at the end of the month.
ഀOnishi donning the EMU in the Airlock (Photo courtesy of Takuya Onishi)
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Training in late October at the GCTC covered simulated operation of the Soyuz spacecraft as backup crew for the Expedition 46/47 crew. Onishi and his crewmates proceeded with the simulation according to three divided stages: from preparing to launch to initiating rendezvous with the ISS, rendezvous and docking to the ISS, and undocking from the ISS to return to Earth. The simulation included several scenarios where the trainees would have to deal with trouble. The crew responded to the trouble as per the specified procedures.
ഀExams for the Soyuz spacecraft will continue toward the final examination in November.
ऀऀ㰀⼀搀椀瘀㸀ഀFrom October 12-16, the 66th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2015) was held in Jerusalem, Israel with the theme of "Space -- The Gateway for Mankind's Future."
ഀThe IAC is hosted by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), International Academy of Astronautics (IAA), and International Institute of Space Law (IISL), and is known as the world's largest space-related event.
ഀNoguchi moderated the plenary session entitled "Fifty Years of Spacewalking -- The Ultimate Human Space Adventure." The panelists included Buzz Aldrin (the lunar module pilot on Apollo 11), Christer Fuglesang (holding the longest spacewalk duration record among ESA astronauts), Michael Lopez-Alegria (holding the longest spacewalk duration record among NASA astronauts), and Sunita Williams (holding the longest spacewalk duration by a woman), and they discussed next-generation spacesuits and other topics of interest.
ഀNoguchi's other activities included participation in the IAF Human Space Flight Committee and an interview with the director of the Israel Space Agency.
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