Kimiya Yui | |
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Born | Kawakami, Nagano, Japan | January 30, 1970
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]