Takuya Onishi
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| JAXA Astronaut | |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Status | Active |
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December 22, 1975 Nerima, Tokyo, Japan |
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Other occupation
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Pilot |
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Time in space
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115d 02h 22m |
| Selection | 2009 JAXA Group |
| Missions | Soyuz MS-01 (Expedition 48/49) |
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Mission insignia
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Takuya Onishi (大西 卓哉 Ōnishi Takuya?, born 1975) is a Japanese astronaut from JAXA, who was selected in 2009. He spent four months onboard the International Space Station in 2016.
Onishi was born in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan. He graduated from Seiko Gakuin High School in Yokohama in 1994 and received a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Aeronautical and Space Engineering from the University of Tokyo in 1998. He joined All Nippon Airways (ANA) in 1998 and was assigned to the Passenger Service Department, Haneda airport, Tokyo, where he was a check-in agent and assisted disabled people in boarding.
Onishi completed two years of basic flight training in Bakersfield, California and one year of advanced flight training in Tokyo. He was promoted to co-pilot of Boeing 767 airplanes in October 2003 and flew both domestic and international routes.
In February 2009, Onishi was selected by the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) as one of the Japanese astronaut candidates for the International Space Station (ISS). Starting in April 2009, he attended the ISS Astronaut Basic Training domestic program at Tsukuba Space Center in Japan.
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