Space Station Astronaut Shares Thoughts on Life in Orbit with Japanese Media

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 48 Flight Engineer Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency discussed the first weeks of his mission on the orbital laboratory with Japanese reporters in an inflight question and answer session July 19. Onishi, who launched to the station on July 7, is currently scheduled to spend four months in orbit during which he will be involved in scientific research and possibly conduct spacewalks to help replace batteries for the stations power syst