Satoshi Furukawa
19 JUN. 2023 publication date 1436 Views

JAXA astronaut Satoshi Furukawa was selected as an astronaut in 1999 and finished his training in 2001. In 2011, he flew in a Soyuz spacecraft to the Space Station for a 165-day mission as part of Expedition 28 and 29.

He will be a mission specialist on Crew-7 in summer 2023, where he will fly with ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen to the International Space Station.