Japanese astronaut mission in the Middle Tsunami

When Japan hit by 9.0 Richter scale earthquake and tsunami rolled Friday, March 11, 2011, one of the astronauts land of the Rising Sun is currently undergoing training for space missions on the International Space Station, Satoshi Furukawa (46).
The news of the disaster like a blow to Satoshi. He lost several relatives in the tragic disaster. Chest tightness also find tens of thousands of people were killed, and tens of thousands homeless. Japan, must struggle to overcome disaster and rebuild.

"Our thoughts and prayers directed at Japanese people who suffered from major earthquakes in Japan," said Satoshi Furukawa while undergoing training center briefing on NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston, Monday, March 21, 2011, as published site Space.com. "We're with you, the people of Japan. The world and its you."

Disaster and grief did not make the intention Furukawa mengangkasa receding. "I will do whatever can be done in science, for those suffering from disasters, for the people of Japan, for all mankind."

Furukawa representing the Japanese space agency, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is undergoing a six-month training mission scheduled for May 30, 2011. He will join NASA astronaut Mike Fossum and Russian cosmonaut, Sergei Volkov.

Two of his colleagues, Fossum and Volkov claimed to understand the situation experienced by Furukawa. "We give more space for him," said Fossum. "Especially in the first days after the disaster, he hungry for news of family, relatives, and his friends."

Furukawa came from Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture. His profession is a physician and surgeon. This is his first trip into space. Furukawa has undergone 12 years of training to become astronauts. He and two colleagues will mengangkasa use Soyuz, Russia.

Furukawa said, in addition to doing research, he plans to take many pictures of Earth from space, and dividing it by the citizens of the world via Twitter account, @ Astro_Satoshi.

In addition to affecting the soul Japanese astronaut, Japan earthquake and tsunami are also forced to evacuate JAXA Tsukuba Space Center in Tsukuba area.

Inside the space center include the control room that is part of the International Space Station, which oversees Japan's Kibo lab also control the unmanned aircraft that transport supplies to the station.

The officers managed to survive in the accident March 11. However, suffered some damage control center.