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Makoto Suwa (諏訪 理 , Suwa Makoto , born 1977[1] in Tokyo , Japan) is a Japanese astronaut candidate selected by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA ).
Early life [ edit ]
Suwa was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1977 and grew up in Tsukuba, Ibaraki .[2] [3] At a young age he visited the Expo 85 held at Tsukuba.[4] While in elementary school he travelled to NASA where he met Apollo astronaut Eugene Cernan .[2] [5]
Education and career [ edit ]
Suwa graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1999. He received a Ph.D. in climate science from Duke University , and a master of environment management degree from Princeton University .[6] [2] In 2008 he joined the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers and was despatched to Rwanda , where he served as a lecturer at the Kigali Institute of Science and Technology .[1] [6] He then worked for the World Meteorological Organization , both at its Geneva headquarters and Office for Eastern and Southern Africa at Nairobi , Kenya .[6] From 2014 he worked at the World Bank 's Global Facility for Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR); at the time of his astronaut selection he held the role of Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist.[1] [7]
On 28 February 2022, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) selected Suwa as an astronaut candidate along with Ayu Yoneda .[2] Chosen at the age of 46, he is the oldest JAXA astronaut candidate at the time of selection.[4] [5]
References [ edit ]
^ "宇宙飛行士選抜合格2 人を発表 諏訪さんは茨城・つくば市出身、土浦一高卒 「しっかり仕事していく」" . Ibaraki Shimbun (in Japanese). February 28, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-01 .
^ a b "宇宙飛行士候補 茨城県育ちで国際機関勤務の男性など2 人" . NHK (in Japanese). February 28, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-01 .
^ a b "2千倍の難関突破 宇宙飛行士候補2 人が意気込み" . The Nikkei (in Japanese). February 28, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-01 .
^ a b c "諏訪理 世界銀行 防災グローバルファシリティ(GFDRR)上級防災専門官~第44 回 世銀スタッフの横顔インタビュー" (in Japanese). World Bank . 7 July 2016. Retrieved 2023-03-01 .
^ "宇宙飛行士合格2 人が会見 諏訪さん「大変しあわせ」米田さん「喜びと同時に驚き」" . Fuji News Network (in Japanese). February 28, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-01 .
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Makoto_Suwa&oldid=1172980707 "
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