Mamoru Mohri
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Born | Yoichi, Hokkaidō, Japan | 29 January 1948
Status | Retired |
Nationality | Japanese |
Occupation | Engineer |
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NASDA Astronaut | |
Time in space | 19d 04h 09m |
Selection | 1985 NASDA Group |
Missions | STS-47, STS-99 |
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Mamoru “Mark” Mohri (毛利 衛, Mōri Mamoru, born 29 January 1948), AM is a Japanese scientist, a former NASDA astronaut, and a veteran of two NASA space shuttle missions. He is the first Japanese astronaut who was part of an official Japanese space program. The first-ever Japanese person in space, Toyohiro Akiyama, was a journalist who was trained in the Soviet Union.
Biography[edit]
Born in Yoichi, Hokkaidō, Japan, Mohri earned degrees in chemistry from Hokkaido University and a Doctorate from Flinders University in Adelaide, South Australia, in 1976.
Most of Mohri's work has been in the field of materials and vacuum sciences. From 1975 to 1985, Mohri was a member of the nuclear engineering faculty of Hokkaido University, where he worked on nuclear fusion-related projects.
Mohri was selected by the National Space Development Agency of Japan (now JAXA) to train as a payload specialist for a Japanese materials science payload. He flew his first space mission aboard STS-47 in 1992 as chief payload specialist for Spacelab-J. Mohri subsequently made another trip into space as part of mission STS-99 in 2000.
As of 2001, Mohri is the Executive Director for the Miraikan, the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo.
Honours[edit]
On 16 March 2006 Mohri was appointed an Honorary Member of the Order of Australia (AM), “for service to Australia-Japan education and science relations.”[1]
Gallery[edit]
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Astronaut Mamoru Mohri on Endeavour's flight deck during STS-99 Flight Day 4 of the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (14 February 2000)
STS-47 Endeavour, crew members with Mamoru Mohri
STS-47 crew in SLJ make notes during shift changeover
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References[edit]
- ^ It's an Honour. Itsanhonour.gov.au (2006-03-16). Retrieved on 2011-06-24.
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