List of Japanese astronauts

Below is a list of Japanese astronauts participating in space flight. Data are given as of 20.11.2018

In the list of 12 astronauts of whom two are women, four astronauts have experience of going out into open space. 5 astronauts have already completed their careers, 7 (colored) are in the active unit.

# Name Photo Mission(s) (dates) Launch times Total duration Spacewalk times Spacewalk duration Notes
1 Toyohiro Akiyama
(Japanese: 秋山 豊寛)
born 22 July 1942		 Soyuz TM-11, 02.12.1990 - 10.12.1990 1 07 days 21 hours 54 minutes 0 0

The first journalist in space,
first Japanese in space,
first civilian on a commercial space flight,
cosmonaut researcher,
professor at Kyoto University.

2 Mamoru Mohri
(Japanese: 毛利 衛)
born 29 January 1948

Endeavour STS-47, 12.09.1992 - 20.09.1992
Endeavour STS-99, 11.02.2000 - 22.02.2000

 2 19 days 04 hours 08 minutes 0 0

The first Japanese astronaut of an official Japanese space program,
Doctor of Science in Chemistry,
Payload specialist,
specialist in flying.

3 Chiaki Mukai
(Japanese: 向井 千秋)
born 6 May 1952

Columbia STS-65, 08.07.1994 - 23.07.1994
Discovery STS-95, 29.10.1998 - 07.11.1998

 2 23 days 15 hours 39 minutes 0 0

The first female astronaut of Japan,
cardiosurgeon,
specialist in payload.

4 Koichi Wakata
(Japanese: 若田 光一)
born 1 August 1963

Endeavour STS-72, 11.01.1996 - 20.01.1996
Discovery STS-92, 11.10.2000 - 24.10.2000
Discovery STS-119, ISS-18, 19, 20, Endeavour STS-127, 15.03.2009 - 31.07.2009
Soyuz TMA-11M, ISS-38, 39, 07.11.2013 - 14.05.2014

 4 347 days 08 hours 30 minutes 0 0

Flight specialist,
flight engineer,
commander of ISS-39.

5 Takao Doi
(Japanese: 土井 隆雄)
born 18 September 1954

Columbia STS-87, 19.11.1997 - 05.12.1997
Endeavour STS-123, 11.03.2008 - 25.03.2008

 2 31 days 10 hours 45 minutes 2 12 hours 42 minutes

Doctor of Science in
aerospace engineering
Doctor of Astronomy;
specialist in flying.

6 Soichi Noguchi
(Japanese: 野口 聡一)
born 15 April 1965

Discovery STS-114, 26.07.2005 - 09.08.2005
Soyuz TMA-17, ISS-22, 23, 20.12.2009 - 02.06.2010
SpaceX Crew-1, ISS-64 (ongoing), ISS-65 (planned)

 3 Currently in space 3 20 hours 05 minutes

Aeronautical engineer,
flight specialist,
flight engineer.

7 Akihiko Hoshide
(Japanese: 星出 彰彦)
born 28 December 1968

Discovery STS-124, 31.05.2008 - 14.06.2008
Soyuz TMA-05M, ISS-32, 33, 15.07.2012 - 19.11.2012

 2 140 days 17 hours 26 minutes 3 21 hours 03 minutes[1]

Flight specialist,
flight engineer.

8 Naoko Yamazaki
(Japanese: 山崎 直子)
born 27 December 1970		 Discovery STS-131, 05.04.2010 - 20.04.2010 1 15 days 02 hours 47 minutes 0 0

Aeronautical engineer,
specialist in flying.

9 Satoshi Furukawa
(Japanese: 古川 聡)
born 04 April 1964		 Soyuz TMA-02M, ISS-28, 29, 07.07.2011 - 22.11.2011 1 167 days 06 hours 12 minutes 0 0

Surgeon,
flight engineer.

10 Kimiya Yui
(Japanese: 油井 亀美也)
born 30 January 1970		 Soyuz TMA-17M, ISS-44, 45, 22.07.2015 - 11.12.2015 1 141 days 16 hours 09 minutes 0 0

Colonel of the Air Force of Japan,
flight engineer.

11 Takuya Onishi
(Japanese: 大西 卓哉)
born 22 December 1975		 Soyuz MS-01, ISS-48, ISS49, 07.07.2016 - 30.10.2016 1 115 days 02 hours 21 minutes 0 0 Flight engineer.
12 Norishige Kanai[2]
(Japanese: 金井 宣茂)
born 05 December 1976		 Soyuz MS-07, ISS-54, 55, 17.12.2017 - 03.06.2018 1 168 days 05 hours 18 minutes 1 5 hours 57 minutes

Doctor,
flight engineer.

References
  1. William Harwood (January 11, 2012). "Realtime coverage of U.S. EVA-20 (P6 coolant radiator bypass)". CBS News. Archived from the original on July 22, 2017.
  2. "Statistics - Kanai Norishige". spacefacts.de. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
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