Japanese Astronaut Ayu Yoneda: Spacesuit Training | NASA's Johnson Space Center

Japanese Astronaut Ayu Yoneda: Spacesuit Training | NASA's Johnson Space Center

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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Ayu Yoneda/米田あゆ can be seen practicing putting on a spacesuit at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. NASA astronauts Anil Menon and Deniz Burnham also make appearances. Menon is currently on his first spaceflight mission to the International Space Station as part of Expedition 75. Burnham is currently training with cosmonauts in Russia to join the Soyuz MS-29 crew on their upcoming space station mission for Expedition 76.

Ayu Yoneda was born in 1995. She joined JAXA in April 2023. After basic training as an astronaut candidate, she was certified as a JAXA astronaut in October 2024. She is currently training for her first spaceflight assignment aboard the International Space Station. She may also become one of the first Japanese astronauts to land on the Moon under NASA's Artemis program for international lunar exploration.

Learn more:

https://humans-in-space.jaxa.jp/en/astronaut/yoneda-ayu/

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada.

Video Credit: JAXA/A. Yoneda

Duration: 1 minute, 35 seconds
Release Date: Aug. 10, 2026

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