Kimiya Yui
Kimiya Yui, born January 30, 1970 in Kawakami, Nagano. Is a Japanese astronaut from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). He was selected for the agency in 2009. He graduated from the National Defense Academy of Japan in 1992. He has piloted a F-15 Eagle fighter as a test pilot, and worked in the Air Staff Office\'s Defense Planning Division since December 2008 as a Lieutenant Colonel when he was selected as an astronaut candidate along with Takuya Onishi. He was forced to retire due to the historical policy by Japanese government which separates the scientific field from military works. In November 2016, Yui became Chief of the JAXA Astronaut Group.
Spaceflights:
No. Mission Position Time Duration
1 Soyuz TMA-17M / ISS-44 / ISS-45 Flight Engineer 22.07. - 11.12.2015 141d 16h 09m
Total 141d 16h 09m
