Japan's Onishi assumes ISS command, becomes 3rd Japanese commander

Japan's Takuya Onishi assumed command of the International Space Station on Friday, the U.S. space agency said, taking over the role from Russia's Alexey Ovchinin and becoming the third Japanese astronaut to take control of the orbital outpost.The 49-year-old former All Nippon Airways pilot, who arrived at the space station last month, will lead scientific experiments with supplies to be delivered by a SpaceX cargo spacecraft next week."My having the honor of accepting this major role shows that Japan's contributions to human space exploration have been recognized by the international commu…READ FULL ARTICLE