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NASA image: Microgravity
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Oct 4, 2001

Microgravity

Dr. Chiaki Mukai of Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA) speaks to students at the California Science...

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NASA image: Mukai on middeck
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Oct 30, 1998

Mukai on middeck

STS095-E-5053 (30 Oct. 1998) --- STS-95 payload specialist Chiaki Mukai continues her experimentation onboard the...

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NASA image: Mukai in Spacehab with cameras
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Oct 30, 1998

Mukai in Spacehab with cameras

STS095-E-5070 (1 Nov. 1998) --- STS-95 payload specialist Chiaki Mukai prepares to use a camcorder during activity...

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NASA image: Mukai on middeck with food packets
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Nov 4, 1998

Mukai on middeck with food packets

STS095-E-5211 (4 Nov. 1998) --- STS-95 payload specialist Chiaki Mukai, representing Japan's National Space...

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NASA image: Mukai gives thumbs up on middeck
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Oct 29, 1998

Mukai gives thumbs up on middeck

STS095-E-5037 (10-29-98) --- Holding a notebook filled with Flight Day 1 activity, payload specialist Chiaki Mukai...

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NASA image: Mukai with NHK HDTV camera in the Spacehab
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Nov 4, 1998

Mukai with NHK HDTV camera in the Spacehab

STS095-E-5229 (4 Nov. 1998)--- STS-95 payload specialist Chiaki Mukai, representing Japan's National Space...

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NASA image: VFEU - Mukai in Spacehab module
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Nov 2, 1998

VFEU - Mukai in Spacehab module

STS095-E-5105 (2 Nov. 1998) --- STS-95 payload specialist Chiaki Mukai, representing Japan's National Space...

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NASA image: VFEU - Mukai in Spacehab module
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Nov 2, 1998

VFEU - Mukai in Spacehab module

STS095-E-5119 (2 Nov. 1998) --- Astronaut Scott E. Parazynski (left), STS-95 mission specialist, and payload...

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NASA image: Mukai on the flight deck
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Oct 30, 1998

Mukai on the flight deck

STS095-E-5061 (30 Oct. 1998) --- Payload specialist Chiaki Mukai, representing Japan's National Development Space...

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NASA image: VFEU - Mukai in Spacehab module
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Nov 2, 1998

VFEU - Mukai in Spacehab module

STS095-E-5115 (2 Nov. 1998) --- Payload specialist Chiaki Mukai, representing Japan's National Space Development...

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NASA image: Mukai reviews checklist in the Spacehab module
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Oct 30, 1998

Mukai reviews checklist in the Spacehab module

STS095-E-5067 (31 Oct. 1998) --- Aboard Spacehab, payload specialist Chiaki Mukai, representing Japan's National...

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NASA image: Official NASA Portrait of STS-90 Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai
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Oct 2, 1996

Official NASA Portrait of STS-90 Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai

S97-00568 (2 Oct. 1996) --- Astronaut Chiaki Naito-Mukai, payload specialist, representing the National Space...

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NASA image: STS-65 Japanese Payload Specialist Mukai at CCT side hatch during training
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Nov 22, 1993

STS-65 Japanese Payload Specialist Mukai at CCT side hatch during training

STS-65 Japanese Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai takes a break from training at the Johnson Space Center (JSC)....

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NASA image: Mukai prepares to fly down transfer tunnel
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Nov 4, 1998

Mukai prepares to fly down transfer tunnel

STS095-E-5214 (4 Nov. 1998) --- Payload specialist Chiaki Mukai floats into the airlock during Flight Day 6 activity...

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NASA image: STS-65 Payload Specialist Mukai floats in WETF pool during bailout training
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Feb 28, 1994

STS-65 Payload Specialist Mukai floats in WETF pool during bailout training

S94-29355 (28 Feb 1994) --- Dr. Chiaki Mukai, payload specialist, is assisted by a team of SCUBA-equipped divers...

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NASA image: STS-65 Payload Specialist Mukai enters IML-2 spacelab module aboard OV-102
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Jul 23, 1994

STS-65 Payload Specialist Mukai enters IML-2 spacelab module aboard OV-102

STS065-214-037 (8-23 July 1994) --- Ready to begin one of her busy twelve hour shifts, payload specialist Dr. Chiaki...

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NASA image: Microgravity
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Apr 26, 1994

Microgravity

The crew assigned to the STS-65 mission included (seated left to right) Richard J. (Rick) Hieb, payload commander;...

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NASA image: Spacelab
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Jul 1, 1994

Spacelab

Astronaut Chiaki Mukai conducts the Lower Body Negative Pressure (LBNP) experiment inside the International...

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NASA image: Around Marshall
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Sep 12, 1992

Around Marshall

The science laboratory, Spacelab-J (SL-J), flown aboard the STS-47 flight was a joint venture between NASA and the...

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NASA image: STS-95 crew training - emergency egress training at bldg 9
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Jun 1, 1998

STS-95 crew training - emergency egress training at bldg 9

Photographic documentation of the STS-95 crew emergency egress training at the bldg 9A Full Fuselage Trainer (FFT)....

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NASA image: STS-95 crew training - emergency egress training at bldg 9
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Jun 1, 1998

STS-95 crew training - emergency egress training at bldg 9

Photographic documentation of the STS-95 crew emergency egress training at the bldg 9A Full Fuselage Trainer (FFT)....

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NASA image: John H Glenn Jr.
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Oct 29, 1998

John H Glenn Jr.

The space shuttle Discovery lifts off Launch Pad 39B to begin a nine-day mission in Earth-orbit. Launch was at 2:19...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The second International Microgravity Laboratory-2 (IML-2) is off to an ontime start as the Space Shuttle Columbia lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at 12:43:00 p.m. EDT. On board are a crew of seven and more than 80 investigations developed by more than 200 scientists from 13 countries. The IML-2 complement includes materials science, bioprocessing, space and radiation biology, and human physiology experiments that will be carried out over the course of the 14-day flight. The commander of Space Shuttle Mission STS-65 is Robert D. Cabana. James D. Halsell Jr. is the pilot; the payload commander is Richard J. Hieb; the three mission specialists are Carl E. Walz, Leroy Chiao and Donald A. Thomas. Dr. Chiaki Mukai, representing NASDA, the National Space Development Agency of Japan, is the payload specialist. Mukai becomes the first Japanese woman to fly into space.
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Jul 8, 1994

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The second International Microgravity Laboratory-2 (IML-2) is off to an ontime start as the Space Shuttle Columbia lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at 12:43:00 p.m. EDT. On board are a crew of seven and more than 80 investigations developed by more than 200 scientists from 13 countries. The IML-2 complement includes materials science, bioprocessing, space and radiation biology, and human physiology experiments that will be carried out over the course of the 14-day flight. The commander of Space Shuttle Mission STS-65 is Robert D. Cabana. James D. Halsell Jr. is the pilot; the payload commander is Richard J. Hieb; the three mission specialists are Carl E. Walz, Leroy Chiao and Donald A. Thomas. Dr. Chiaki Mukai, representing NASDA, the National Space Development Agency of Japan, is the payload specialist. Mukai becomes the first Japanese woman to fly into space.

NASA image: sts095-s-008
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Sep 23, 2009

sts095-s-008

STS095-S-008 (29 Oct. 1998) --- The space shuttle Discovery lifts off Launch Pad 39B to begin a nine-day mission in...

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The second International Microgravity Laboratory-2 (IML-2) is off to an ontime start as...

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