This date in 1996–launch of #space #shuttle STS-72.
1st for #Japan #astronaut #Koichi Wakata. @theplanetaryguy.bsky.social @japantimes.co.jp @spacemen1969.bsky.social #orbit #iss #moon #mars #ksc #nasa #starship #spaceX #ULA #blueorigins #mamoru #mohri

Happy birthday to retired #Russian #Cosmonaut Viktor Afanasyev. His first mission was aboard #Soyuz TM-11 to the #MIR #space #station with #Japanese #TV reporter Toyohiro Akayama.

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#nasa #mohri #mukai #Nakayama #moon #mars #newyears