Satoshi Furukawa
- January 4, 2024
- Astronaut
Quick Facts
Satoshi Furukawa Biography
| Name | Satoshi Furukawa |
| Birthday | Apr 4 |
| Birth Year | 1964 |
| Place Of Birth | Japan |
| Birth Country | Japan |
| Birth Sign | Aries |
Satoshi Furukawa is one of the most popular and richest Astronaut who was born on April 4, 1964 in Japan, Japan. Japanese surgeon who served as Flight Engineer to the International Space Station on Expedition 28/29.
He completed flight engineer training at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, named for the first man in space.
From 1989 to 1999, Furukawa worked in the Department of Surgery at the University of Tokyo, as well as the Department of Anesthesiology at JR Tokyo General Hospital, the Department of Surgery at Ibaraki Prefectural Central Hospital and at Sakuragaoka Hospital.
In February 1999, Furukawa was selected by the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) as one of three Japanese astronaut candidates for the International Space Station (ISS). He started the ISS Astronaut Basic Training program in April 1999 and was certified as an astronaut in January 2001.
He married and had two children.
Satoshi Furukawa Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Astronaut |
| House | Living in own house. |
Satoshi Furukawa is one of the richest Astronaut from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Satoshi Furukawa 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He studied medicine at the University of Tokyo and graduated in 1989.
He was an aquanaut for the NEEMO 13 project in the Aquarius underwater laboratory.
Furakawa graduated from Eiko high school, Kamakura, in 1983; he received a Doctorate in Medicine from the University of Tokyo in 1989, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Medical Science from the same in 2000.
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In August 2007, Furukawa served as an aquanaut during the NEEMO 13 project, an exploration research mission held in Aquarius, the world’s only undersea research laboratory.
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Satoshi Ranked on the list of most popular Astronaut. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Satoshi Furukawa celebrates birthday on April 4 of every year.
Satoshi Furukawa (古川 聡 , Furukawa Satoshi, born April 4, 1964) is a Japanese surgeon and JAXA astronaut. Furukawa was assigned to the International Space Station as a flight engineer on long-duration missions Expedition 28/29, lifting off 7 June 2011 and returning 22 November 2011.