Norishige Kanai

Norishige Kanai
Kanai at the Expedition 54 press conference in December 2017
Born (1976-12-05) December 5, 1976 (age 47)
Tokyo, Japan
StatusActive
NationalityJapanese
OccupationPhysician
Space career
JAXA astronaut
RankLieutenant, JMSDF
Time in space
168 days 5 hours 18 minutes
Selection2009 JAXA Group
Total EVAs
1
Total EVA time
5 hours 57 minutes
MissionsSoyuz MS-07 (Expedition 54/55)
Mission insignia

Norishige Kanai (金井 宣茂, Kanai Norishige, born 5 December 1976) is a Japanese doctor and JAXA astronaut.[1]

He is a lieutenant and Diving Medical Officer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (Medical Service Division, 1st Service School). He served as a crew member on board the International Space Station for Expedition 54/55, and returned to Earth on June 3, 2018.