Chiaki Mukai
Chiaki Mukai is a government astronaut from Japan, affiliated with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.
During their career, Chiaki Mukai flew on 2 spaceflights, logging 23 days, 15 hours, 39 minutes, 25 seconds in space.
Chiaki Mukai (向井 千秋 Mukai Chiaki, born May 6, 1952, Tatebayashi, Gunma, Japan) is a Japanese doctor and JAXA astronaut. She was the first Japanese woman in space, and was the first Japanese citizen to have two spaceflights. Both were Space Shuttle missions; her first was STS-65 aboard Space Shuttle Columbia in July 1994, which was a Spacelab mission. Her second spaceflight was STS-95 aboard Space Shuttle Discovery in 1998. In total she has spent 23 days in space.
Career Statistics
| Date of Birth | 05/06/1952 |
|---|---|
| Status | Retired |
| First Flight | 07/08/1994 |
| Last Flight | 10/29/1998 |
| In Space | No |
| Time in Space | 23 days, 15 hours, 39 minutes, 25 seconds |
| Landings | 2 |
Spaceflights by Chiaki Mukai
Explore the 2 spaceflights Chiaki Mukai participated in during their astronaut career, including mission details, launch vehicles, and destinations.