Mamoru Mohri

Mamoru "Mark" Mohri (毛利衛 Mōri Mamoru, born 29 January 1948) is a Japanese astronaut and a veteran of two NASA space shuttle missions.

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29 January - 1948 - Japanese - NASA - Space shuttle

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Born in Yoichi, Japan, Mohri earned degrees in chemistry from Hokkaido University and a doctorate from Flinders University of South Australia in 1976. Most of Mohri's work has been in the fields of material and vacuum sciences. From 1975 to 1985, Mohri was a member of the nuclear engineering faculty of Hokkaido University, where he worked on nuclear fusion-related projects. Mohri was selected by the National Space Development Agency of Japan to train as a payload specialist for a Japanese materials science payload. He flew his first space mission aboard STS-47 in 1992 as chief payload specialist for Spacelab-J. Mohri subsequently made another trip into space as part of mission STS-99 in 2000.

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Yoichi - Japan - Hokkaido University - Flinders University of South Australia - 1976 - 1975 - 1985 - Nuclear fusion - National Space Development Agency of Japan - STS-47 - 1992 - Spacelab-J - STS-99 - 2000

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