Mamoru Mohri
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| NASDA Astronaut | |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Status | Retired |
| Born | 29 January 1948 Yoichi, Hokkaidō, Japan |
| Other occupation | Engineer |
| Time in space | 19d 04h 09m |
| Selection | 1985 NASDA Group |
| Missions | STS-47, STS-99 |
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Mamoru "Mark" Mohri (毛利 衛 Mōri Mamoru, born 29 January 1948) is a Japanese scientist, a former NASDA astronaut, and a veteran of two NASA space shuttle missions.
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[edit] Biography
Born in Yoichi, Hokkaidō, Japan, Mohri earned degrees in chemistry from Hokkaido University and a Doctorate from Flinders University in Adelaide, South Australia, in 1976.
Most of Mohri's work has been in the field of materials 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.
As of 2007, Mohri is the Executive Director for the Miraikan (National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation) in Tokyo.
[edit] Honours
On 16 March 2006 Mohri was appointed an Honorary Member of the Order of Australia (AM), "for service to Australia-Japan education and science relations".[1]
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[edit] References
- ^ It's an Honour. Itsanhonour.gov.au (2006-03-16). Retrieved on 2011-06-24.
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