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Chiaki Mukai was one of the first three Japanese astronauts selected in , the first group of the Astronaut Corps of the Japanese Space Agency NASDA, which was later .

In total she has spent 23 days in space. Prior to this, she was an assistant professor in the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery at Keio University , the oldest university in Japan. Chiaki Mukai was born in Tatebayashi , Gunma Prefecture. She received her doctorate in medicine , Keio University School of Medicine, ; a doctorate in physiology , Keio University School of Medicine, ; board certified as a cardiovascular surgeon , Japan Surgical Society, Mukai has held positions at several hospitals and institutions.

NASA EXPERIENCE: In , Dr. Mukai was selected as one of three Japanese Payload Specialist candidates for the First Material Processing Test (Spacelab-J) which flew aboard .

Mukai has been credited with approximately sixty peer-reviewed scientific publications since She also served as a back-up payload specialist for the Neurolab STS mission. Mukai has logged over hours in space. She is the first Japanese woman to fly in space, and the first Japanese citizen to fly twice. From to she was a visiting associate professor of the Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, and in was promoted to a visiting professor of the university.

Mukai was assigned the deputy mission scientist for STS In that capacity she coordinated science operations for this science mission. IML-2 was also designated as an extended duration orbit mission focusing on medical experiments related to the cardiovascular system, autonomic nerve system , and bone and muscle metabolism. The mission was accomplished in orbits of the Earth , traveling over 6.

STS Discovery October 29 to November 7, was a nine-day mission during which the crew supported a variety of research payloads including deployment of the Spartan solar-observing spacecraft, the Hubble Space Telescope Orbital Systems Test Platform, and investigations on space flight and the aging process.