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Highlighting Life in Space for Students in Japan · 21:26 · Video: NASA · Watch at the source

In short: In this video, JAXA Flight Engineer Kimiya Yui shares firsthand insights into life and scientific research on the International Space Station during an interactive session with students in Japan.

During an in-flight Q&A session on November 10, Kimiya Yui of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) addressed students and dignitaries at the Nagoya City Science Museum. He provided a rare glimpse into the daily realities of life and research conducted on the orbital outpost.

At the time of the session, Yui was in the final month of a five-month mission. He was preparing for his return to Earth via a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, with a scheduled landing on the Kazakhstan steppe in December.

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