EVENT

September 19, 2018, Symposium celebrating the 160th Anniversary of diplomatic relations between France and Japan “Exploring space together: Astronauts’ point of view”

 

Symposium entitled “Exploring space together : Astronauts’ point of view” celebrating the 160th anniversary of diplomatic relations between France and Japan was held on the occasion Astronaut Thomas Pesquet came to Japan. After the mission report of Astronaut Thomas and Astronaut Norishige Knai, Astronaut Soichi Noguchi presented his third mission planned. In the second part, a panel discussion for the future was help and finally, Astronaut Soichi Noguchi was received the flag of flight memorabilia from Dean Tatsuya Okubo. At this symposium, former JAXA Astronaut Naoko Yamazaki and Astronaut Takuya Ohnishi also participated. They are from the Faculty of Engineering as well as Astronaut Noguchi.


Astronaut Noguchi and Dean Okubo

Courtesy Call (from left): Dean Okubo, JAXA President Yamakawa,
UTokyo President Gonokami, French Ambassador Pic, Astronaut Pesquet,
Astronaut Kanai, Astronaut Noguchi

Opening Remarks by French Ambassador Laurent Pic
Opening Remarks by JAXA President Hiroshi Yamakawa
Opening Remarks: The University of Tokyo Vice President Fujii

Mission report by Astronaut Thomas Pesquet & Astronaut Norishige Kanai

Cross Talk Astronaut Pesquet x Astronaut Kanai
Astronaut Pesquet and Kanai,   Moderator: Astronaut Onishi
Expectation for the next mission by Astronaut Noguchi
Penel Discussion - From the low eath orbit to the Lunar, Mars exploration - 
Moderator: Astronaut Naoko Yamazaki, Panelist: Prof. Shinichi Nakasuka
Panelist: Astronaut Noguchi, Astronaut Pesquet

Delivery of OFK (Official Flight Kit) from School of Engineering to Astronaut Noguchi
Closing Remarks by Dean Okubo

 

 Program: http://www.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/foee/event/setevt_201809051726032428053206.html