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Onishi Takes Control of ISS as 3rd Japanese Commander; ‘Just Like Being Passed the Baton’

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By Keiichi Nakane / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent

12:16 JST, April 20, 2025

WASHINGTON — Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi officially assumed the role of International Space Station commander on Saturday Japan time.

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