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First Japanese Visitor Aboard Mir

Russia · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1990

Toyohiro Akiyama4 December 1990

Mir · Science / Astronomy

Arrives aboard Soyuz TM-11 and begins a commercial broadcasting mission as the first Japanese person to visit Mir.

Names involved

Toyohiro Akiyama

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