宇宙飛行士候補、５０人に　第１次選抜終了―ＪＡＸＡ

　宇宙航空研究開発機構（ＪＡＸＡ）は３０日、宇宙飛行士選抜試験の第１次選抜を５０人が通過したと発表した。このうち女性は１２％の６人。１０月１７日から始まる第２次選抜に進む。
　ＪＡＸＡは昨年、１３年ぶりとなる宇宙飛行士の募集を開始。過去最多の４１２７人が応募し、書面審査や一般教養試験などで６月末時点で２０５人まで絞られた。
　ＪＡＸＡによると、７、８月の１次選抜では、プレゼンテーションや適性検査、宇宙での業務で必要となる技能を見る試験などを行ったという。
　ＪＡＸＡは、来年２月ごろに若干名を選抜する予定で、選ばれた飛行士は日本人初の月面着陸を果たす可能性もある。（2022/09/30-15:44）

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, said Friday that 50 candidates have passed the first round of examinations to select astronauts who might become the first Japanese to land on the moon.
   Six candidates, or 12 pct of the total, are women, JAXA said.
   The 50 will move on to the second round starting Oct. 17.
   A record 4,127 people applied to the astronaut selection program opened by the agency last year for the first time in 13 years. The list of candidates had been narrowed to 205 as of the end of June through preliminary screenings and tests.
   In the first round, which took place from July to August, candidates delivered presentations, underwent aptitude tests and took tests on skills needed in the work they would do in space, JAXA said.