The Prime Minister Receives a Courtesy Call from Astronaut Naoko Yamazaki
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Photograph of the Prime Minister receiving a commemorative gift from Astronaut Yamazaki
Photograph of the Prime Minister listening to explanation by Astronaut Yamazaki 1
Photograph of the Prime Minister listening to explanation by Astronaut Yamazaki 2
Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama received a courtesy call from Ms. Naoko Yamazaki, an astronaut, at the Prime Minister's Office.
Astronaut Yamazaki, who was aboard the space shuttle Discovery launched from the Kennedy Space Center, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), this April as a mission specialist, worked on missions such as operating robotic arms of the International Space Station (ISS) and of the space shuttle.
Astronaut Yamazaki used a miniature model to explain the mechanisms of the ISS while the Prime Minister listened attentively.