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Norishige Kanai
Japanese doctor and astronaut (born 1976) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Norishige Kanai (金井 宣茂, Kanai Norishige, born 5 December 1976) is a Japanese doctor and JAXA astronaut.[1]
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Norishige Kanai | |
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![]() Kanai at the Expedition 54 press conference in December 2017 | |
Born | (1976-12-05) December 5, 1976 (age 47) Tokyo, Japan |
Status | Active |
Nationality | Japanese |
Occupation | Physician |
Space career | |
JAXA astronaut | |
Rank | Lieutenant, JMSDF |
Time in space | 168 days 5 hours 18 minutes |
Selection | 2009 JAXA Group |
Total EVAs | 1 |
Total EVA time | 5 hours 57 minutes |
Missions | Soyuz MS-07 (Expedition 54/55) |
Mission insignia | ![]() ![]() |
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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.