From Aerospace Engineer to Astronaut

This lecture covers the journey of the instructor, from being inspired by science fiction movies and the night sky in Japan, to becoming an aerospace engineer and eventually an astronaut. The training experiences at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center and the Johnson Space Center are detailed, along with the differences between the Space Shuttle Remote Manipulator System and the Space Station RMS. The instructor shares insights into the challenges of space sickness, readapting to Earth's gravity, and the profound experience of viewing Earth from space. The lecture concludes with the instructor's current involvement in space education and advocacy for international space projects.