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Takuya Onishi

Japan

Takuya Onishi is a Japanese astronaut, engineer and former All Nippon Airways pilot who was selected by JAXA in February 2009 as an International Space Station astronaut candidate and simultaneously joined NASA Astronaut Group 20. He flew two missions, Soyuz MS-01 in 2016, spending 115 days in space across Expeditions 48 and 49, and SpaceX Crew-10, which arrived at the station in March 2025 for Expeditions 72 and 73, during which he commanded Expedition 73 from April to August 2025. He has completed underwater and cave training programs including NEEMO 15 and the European Space Agency's CAVES and PANGAEA courses, and the asteroid 163153 Takuyaonishi was named in his honor.

Facts
Birth Date
1975-12-22 2
Birth Year
1975 2
Notable Mission
Soyuz MS-01 (2016), SpaceX Crew-10 (2025) 2
Classification
Astronaut Role
Mission Specialist 1
Dating
Selection Year
2009 2
Connections

Associated With

JAXA, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wikipedia: Takuya Onishi

Operated By

JAXA, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wikipedia: Takuya Onishi
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Nationality

Japan

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Sources
1. Spacefacts.de: Spacefacts biography: Takuya Onishi
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2. Wikipedia: Takuya Onishi
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  • Lead section
    Takuya Onishi (born 22 December 1975) is a Japanese astronaut selected for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in 2009. He spent four months on board the International Space Station in 2016.
  • Article text, astronaut selection
    Ōnishi Takuya; born 22 December 1975) is a Japanese astronaut selected for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in 2009. He spent four months on board the International
  • Associated With: JAXA, Lead paragraph, associated-with
    Takuya Onishi (Japanese: 大西 卓哉, Hepburn: Ōnishi Takuya; born 22 December 1975) is a Japanese astronaut selected for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in 2009.
  • In Group: Japanese Astronauts, Lead sentence
    Takuya Onishi (Japanese: 大西 卓哉, Hepburn: Ōnishi Takuya; born 22 December 1975) is a Japanese astronaut selected for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in 2009.
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