Mamoru Mohri

Japanese - (JAXA)

Retired

Date of Birth: Jan. 29, 1948
Age: 77

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. 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.

Spaceflight Record

Mamoru Mohri flew on two previous launch(es).

Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-47

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Sept. 12, 1992, 2:23 p.m.

Status: Success

Mission:

STS-47 was the 50th Space Shuttle mission of the program, as well as the second mission of Space Shuttle Endeavour. The mission mainly involved conducting experiments in life and material sciences.

Low Earth Orbit

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Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-99

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Feb. 11, 2000, 5:43 p.m.

Status: Success

Mission:

STS-99 was a Space Shuttle mission using Endeavour, that launched on 11 February 2000 from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The primary objective of the mission was the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) project. This was also the last solo flight of Endeavour; all future flights for Endeavour became devoted to the International Space Station.

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Administrator: Hiroshi Yamakawa

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is Japan's national aero-space agency. Through the merger of three previously independent organizations, JAXA was formed on 1 October 2003. JAXA is responsible for research, technology development and the launch of satellites into orbit, and is involved in many more advanced missions, such as asteroid exploration and possible manned exploration of the Moon. JAXA launch their Epsilon vehicle from the Uchinoura Space Center and their H-II vehicles from the Tanegashima Space Center.

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