FURUKAWA Satoshi (M.D., Ph.D. in Medical Science) was born in 1964 in Kanagawa. He spent 165 days aboard the International Space Station (ISS) in 2011 as a Flight Engineer with Expeditions 28 and 29. In addition to conducting experiments on Kibo and performing maintenance on the ISS, he also supported the final mission of the Space Shuttle, STS-135. In August 2023, he boarded the Crew Dragon Spacecraft (Crew-7) Endurance and worked on the ISS for approximately six and a half months as a crew member of Expedition 69/70.

Aboard the ISS and the Japanese Experiment Module “Kibo,” Furukawa conducted various experiments to improve life on Earth by using the microgravity environment of space, which cannot be replicated on Earth, and engaged in technology demonstrations for manned lunar exploration and beyond.