Japanese Astronaut

December 18, 2017

KAZAKHSTAN- Member of the International Space Station (ISS) expedition 53/54, Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) reacts as his space suit is tested in the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan early on Sunday, December 17, 2017.

The launch of the Soyuz MS-07 with members of the International Space Station (ISS) expedition 54/55, NASA astronaut Scott Tingle, Roscosmos cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov and Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is scheduled for December 17, 2017. Jiji Press