Yuichi Tsuda

Yuichi Tsuda is a Japanese space program manager and engineer. He is best known for leading the Hayabusa2 mission to asteroid Ryugu. Tsuda has a background in aerospace engineering and has worked for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) for many years. He has been involved in several successful space missions, including the Hayabusa and Hayabusa2 missions. Tsuda is known for his expertise in asteroid exploration and sample return missions. He has received several awards for his contributions to space exploration, including the Japan Prize. Tsuda is also a professor at the University of Tokyo, where he teaches courses on space exploration and asteroid science.