Makoto Suwa
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Makoto Suwa (諏訪 理, Suwa Makoto, born 1977[1] in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese astronaut candidate selected by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
Early life
Suwa was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1977 and grew up in Tsukuba, Ibaraki.[2][3] At a young age he visited the Expo 85 held at Tsukuba.[4] While in elementary school he travelled to NASA where he met Apollo astronaut Eugene Cernan.[2][5]
Education and career
Suwa graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1999. He received a Ph.D. in climate science from Duke University, and a master of environment management degree from Princeton University.[6][2] In 2008 he joined the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers and was despatched to Rwanda, where he served as a lecturer at the Kigali Institute of Science and Technology.[1][6] He then worked for the World Meteorological Organization, both at its Geneva headquarters and Office for Eastern and Southern Africa at Nairobi, Kenya.[6] From 2014 he worked at the World Bank's Global Facility for Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR); at the time of his astronaut selection he held the role of Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist.[1][7]
On 28 February 2022, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) selected Suwa as an astronaut candidate along with Ayu Yoneda.[2] Chosen at the age of 46, he is the oldest JAXA astronaut candidate at the time of selection.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b c "JAXA宇宙飛行士候補者(2021~2022年度 募集・選抜)の決定について" (Press release) (in Japanese). JAXA. February 28, 2023. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "新たな宇宙飛行士誕生へ ~"最難関"の試験を突破した 2人の素顔に迫る~". NHK (in Japanese). February 28, 2023. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
- ^ "宇宙飛行士選抜合格2人を発表 諏訪さんは茨城・つくば市出身、土浦一高卒 「しっかり仕事していく」". Ibaraki Shimbun (in Japanese). February 28, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ a b "宇宙飛行士候補 茨城県育ちで国際機関勤務の男性など2人". NHK (in Japanese). February 28, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ a b "2千倍の難関突破 宇宙飛行士候補2人が意気込み". The Nikkei (in Japanese). February 28, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ a b c "諏訪理 世界銀行 防災グローバルファシリティ(GFDRR)上級防災専門官~第44回 世銀スタッフの横顔インタビュー" (in Japanese). World Bank. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ "宇宙飛行士合格2人が会見 諏訪さん「大変しあわせ」米田さん「喜びと同時に驚き」". Fuji News Network (in Japanese). February 28, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
External links
Category:1977 births Category:Living people Category:Japanese astronauts Category:People from Tokyo Metropolis