JAXA to offer astronaut training tours (in English!)
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has announced it will offer astronaut training tours to the public:
Training tour participants must be of third-grade primary school age or older.
Four types of tours have been planned, including:
– Wearing a lightweight space suit used when conducting external activities at the International Space Station
– Experiencing emergency measures undertaken when an air leak occurs inside the ISS.
It is possible to undergo the space training in English, as the astronauts themselves do.
Each course lasts about 45 minutes and members of the public can apply for up to three courses. Individual courses costs 2,100 yen, with three courses costing 3,150 yen.
For enquires and reservations, contact Tsukuba Space Center at (0298) 55-2014.
More tourist information on the Tsukuba Space Center can be found on its official homepage.
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