Chiaki Mukai date of birth:
May 6, 1952
How old is Chiaki Mukai?
73
Where was Chiaki Mukai born?
Tatebayashi, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Chiaki Mukai body shape:
Slim
What color are Chiaki Mukai's eyes?
Brown - Dark
What color is Chiaki Mukai's hair?
Black
Is Chiaki Mukai gay or straight?
Straight
What is Chiaki Mukai's ethnicity?
Asian
What is Chiaki Mukai nationality?
Japanese
What is Chiaki Mukai's occupation?
Astronaut
Short Biography
Chiaki Mukai (向井 千秋, Mukai Chiaki, born May 6, 1952, Tatebayashi, Gunma, Japan) is a Japanese doctor, and JAXA astronaut. She was the first Japanese woman in space, and was the first Japanese citizen to have two spaceflights. Both were Space Shuttle missions; her first was STS-65 aboard Space Shuttle Columbia in July 1994, which was a Spacelab mission. Her second spaceflight was STS-95 aboard Space Shuttle Discovery in 1998. In total she has spent 23 days in space.