Training of 2 Japanese astronaut candidates

Japan’s space agency showed the training of two new astronaut candidates Suwa and Yoneda for the first time. They were chosen as the candidates in February last year through an examination held for the first time in 14 years.

The candidates are midway through a basic training course lasting some two years. It includes lessons in the English and Russian languages and piloting small aircraft. The two trainees are expected to be certified as astronauts as early as around November.