Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Takao Doi

Japan

Takao Doi
Retired

Biography

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Takao Doi (土井 隆雄 Doi Takao, born September 18, 1954) is a Japanese astronaut and veteran of two NASA space shuttle missions. Doi flew as a mission specialist aboard STS-87 in 1997, during which he became the first Japanese astronaut to conduct a spacewalk.

Type

Government

Age

71

Date of Birth

September 18, 1954

First Flight

November 19, 1997

Last Flight

March 11, 2008

Career Stats

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Flights

2

Landings

2

Spacewalks

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Time in Space

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