Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Astronaut Koichi Wakata Answers Questions from Space-Feb. 6, 2023

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) discussed life and work aboard the orbital outpost during an in-flight event February 6 with students. Wakata is in the midst of a science mission living and working aboard the microgravity laboratory to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies. Such research benefits people on Earth and lays the groundwork for future human exploration through the agency’s Artemis missions, which will send astronauts to the Moon to prepare for future expeditions to Mars.

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