STS-92 brought the Z-1 Truss (mounted on a Spacelab pallet), Control Moment Gyros, Pressurised Mating Adapter-3 (PMA-3) and two DDCU (Heat pipes) to the International Space Station.
Beside the two satellite retrievals, the mission included two spacewalks.ĭiscovery's seven astronauts blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center on the 100th mission in Space Shuttle history tonight to deliver the first external framework structure and a new docking port to the International Space Station. Deployed and retrieved OAST Flyer retrieved SFU Space Flyer Unit. Japanese engineer mission specialist astronaut 1992-on. In completing his first space flight, Wakata has logged a total of 214 hours and 41 seconds in space. During the 9-day flight the crew retrieved the Space Flyer Unit (launched from Japan 10-months earlier), deployed and retrieved the OAST-Flyer, and conducted two spacewalks to demonstrate and evaluate techniques to be used in the assembly of the International Space Station. Most recently, Wakata was a mission specialist on STS-72 (January 11-20, 1996), aboard Endeavour.
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Wakata's technical assignments to date include: payload science support for the Astronaut Office Mission Development Branch (April 1993 to February 1995) Space Shuttle flight software verification testing in the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory (SAIL) (April to October 1994) Space Station and Space Station Robotics for the Astronaut Office EVA/Robotics Branch (March 1996 to date). He completed one year of training and is qualified for assignment as a mission specialist on future Space Shuttle flight crews. NASA EXPERIENCE: Wakata reported to the Johnson Space Center in August 1992. He was selected by the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) in June 1992.
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During his tenure with JAL, Wakata was involved in the research of structural integrity of transport aircraft, fatigue fracture, corrosion prevention program, and the environmental effects on fuselage polished aluminum skin on B-747, B-767 and DC-10 aircraft.
From July 1991 to May 1992, Wakata was assigned to the Airframe Group, Systems Engineering Office, Engineering Department of JAL. He was assigned to the Base Maintenance Department, Narita, Chiba, where he was designated as a structural engineer. National Space Development Agency of Japan Outstanding Service Award (1996).ĮXPERIENCE: Wakata joined Japan Airlines (JAL) in April 1989. Special awards from Saitama Prefecture and Omiya City. SPECIAL HONORS: Minister of State for Science and Technology Commendation. ORGANIZATIONS: Member of the Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences, the Robotics Society of Japan, and the Japanese Society for Biological Sciences in Space. Nobutaka Wakata, are residents of Omiya, Saitama, Japan.ĮDUCATION: Graduated from Urawa High School, Saitama, in 1982 received a bachelor of science degree in aeronautical engineering from Kyushu University in 1987 and a master of science degree in applied mechanics from Kyushu University in 1989. He enjoys hang-gliding, baseball, tennis, and snow skiing. Married to the former Stefanie von Sachsen-Altenburg of Bonn, Germany. PERSONAL DATA: Born August 1, 1963, in Omiya, Saitama, Japan. Home - Search - Browse - Alphabetic Index: 0- 1- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- 8- 9Ī- B- C- D- E- F- G- H- I- J- K- L- M- N- O- P- Q- R- S- T- U- V- W- X- Y- ZĬredit: Japanese engineer mission specialist astronaut 1992-on.
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