Chiaki Mukai is a Japanese physician and JAXA astronaut.
15 Facts About Chiaki Mukai
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Chiaki Mukai was the first Japanese woman in space, the first Japanese citizen to have two spaceflights, and the first Asian woman in space.
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Chiaki Mukai graduated from Keio Girls Senior High School in Tokyo in 1971.
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Chiaki Mukai received her doctorate in medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, 1977; a doctorate in physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 1988; board certified as a cardiovascular surgeon, Japan Surgical Society, 1989.
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Chiaki Mukai is a member of the American Aerospace Medical Association; the Japan Society of Microgravity Applications; the Japan Society of Aerospace and Environmental Medicine; the Japanese Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery; and the Japan Surgical Society.
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Chiaki Mukai has been credited with approximately sixty peer-reviewed scientific publications since 1979.
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In 1985, Chiaki Mukai was selected as one of three Japanese Payload Specialist candidates for the First Material Processing Test which flew aboard STS-47.
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Chiaki Mukai served as a back-up payload specialist for the Neurolab mission.
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Chiaki Mukai flew aboard STS-65 in 1994 and STS-95 in 1998.
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Chiaki Mukai is the first Japanese woman to fly in space, and the first Japanese citizen to fly twice.
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Chiaki Mukai has remained a Research Instructor of the Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, since 1992.
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In 2009 Chiaki Mukai was a visiting lecturer at the International Space University.
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Chiaki Mukai was a visiting professor at the International Space University from September 2004 to September 2007.
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From April 2011 until 2015, Chiaki Mukai was a senior Advisor to the JAXA Executive Director.
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In March 2015, Chiaki Mukai became vice president of the Tokyo University of Science, and is a technical counselor for JAXA.