Kimiya Yui | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Yui in April 2015 | |
| Born | January 30, 1970 Kawakami, Nagano, Japan |
| Status | Active |
| Space career | |
| JAXA astronaut | |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.), JASDF |
Time in space | 141d 16h 09m |
| Selection | 2009 JAXA Group |
| Missions | Soyuz TMA-17M (Expedition 44/45) |
Mission insignia |   |
Kimiya Yui (油井 亀美也, Yui Kimiya, born January 30, 1970[1] in Kawakami, Nagano, Japan) is a Japanese astronaut from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). He was selected for the agency in 2009.[2]
- ^ "Kimiya Yui – ISS Expedition 45".
- ^ Xinhua News Agency Staff Writers (February 26, 2009). "Two Japanese Picked As Candidates For Astronauts". Space.TV Corporation. Retrieved April 17, 2012.