アメリカ大使館(@usembassytokyo):On July 8, 1994, the Space Shuttle Columbia lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center with astronaut Chiaki Mukai aboard. The first Japanese woman to reach orbit, Mukai conducted numerous scientific experiments during the mission. The U.S.-Japan partnership in space has now entered a new stage as we aim for a return to the Moon and beyond to Mars.

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On July 8, 1994, the Space Shuttle Columbia lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center with astronaut Chiaki Mukai aboard. The first Japanese woman to reach orbit, Mukai conducted numerous scientific experiments during the mission. The U.S.-Japan partnership in space has now entered a new stage as we aim for a return to the Moon and beyond to Mars.