Chiaki Mukai, born May 6, 1952 in Japan, is the first Japanese woman in space, the first Asian woman, and the first Japanese citizen go to into space twice.
Her first mission was aboard Columbia (STS-65) as payload specialist in July 1994. She carried out experiments sponsored by NASDA, the precursor to the Japanese Space Exploration Agency.
Her second and final mission was aboard Discovery (STS-95) as payload specialist in October-November 1998. It was the final flight for astronaut John Glenn as well.
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