Naoko Yamazaki

Astronaut

Birthday December 27, 1970

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Japan

Age 53 years old

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About

The second Japanese woman to be selected by JAXA for astronaut training.

Before Fame

She graduated from the University of Tokyo.

Trivia

She flew one space mission, on the Space Shuttle Discovery.

Family Life

She married and had two children.

Associated With

She was a female astronaut like Sally Ride.