| Taichi Yamazaki | |
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Taichi Yamazaki in July 2000 |
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| Born | September 8, 1972 Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Spouse | Naoko Yamazaki |
Taichi Yamazaki (山崎 大地 Yamazaki Taichi, born 8 September 1972) is a space engineer, and spouse of Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki.
He has had an interest in spacecraft since junior school and in middle school was moved by the experience of seeing the Space Travel Section of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Despite being shocked by the Challenger tragedy, he wanted to someday travel in space.[1][2]
Yamazaki is married to the Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki; they have two children.[3]