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Takao Doi (土井 隆雄, Doi Takao, born September 18, 1954) is a Japanese astronaut, engineer and veteran of two NASA Space Shuttle missions. Doi holds a doctorate from the University of Tokyo in aerospace engineering, and has studied and published in the fields of propulsion systems and microgravity technology.
Mar 11, 2008 · DOI Takao was born in 1954 in Tokyo. In 1997, he boarded the Space Shuttle Columbia and became the first Japanese astronaut to take part in Extravehicular Activities.
NASA Official Biography. NAME: Takao Doi (Ph.D.) NASDA Astronaut. PERSONAL DATA: Born September 18, 1954 in Minamitama, Tokyo, Japan. Married to the former Hitomi Abe of Toukamachi, Niigata, Japan. He enjoys flying, soaring, playing tennis, jogging, soccer, and observing stars as an amateur astronomer. EDUCATION:
Aug 25, 2018 · Bachelor of engineering and master of science in aeronautics from University of Tokyo, 1978 and 1980, respectively; Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from University of Tokyo, 1983; Ph.D. in astronomy from Rice University, 2004; hobbies: Tennis, flying, soaring, jogging, soccer and observing stars as an amateur astronomer; was selected as one of ...
Jun 7, 2024 · Takao Doi, an astronaut and engineer at Kyoto University, holds the world's first wooden satellite. Credit: Kota Kawasaki/Yomiuri Shimbun via AP/Alamy. Researchers unveiled the...
Takao Doi (土井隆雄 Doi Takao, born September 18, 1954) is a Japanese astronaut and a veteran of one NASA Space Shuttle mission. Doi holds a doctorate from the University of Tokyo in aerospace engineering, and has studied and published in the fields of propulsion systems, and microgravity technology.
A Japanese astronaut who was the first Japanese person to perform an extravehicular activity (EVA). As a mission specialist on a Columbia flight in November 1997, he logged more than 12 hours during two EVAs to test assembly procedures for the International Space Station ( ISS ).
Astronaut Takao Doi talked with Tomoko Arai, Director of the Planetary Exploration Research Center at the Chiba Institute of Technology about the future of space development. First, Doi offered...
Takao Doi (土井 隆雄, Doi Takao, born September 18, 1954) is a Japanese astronaut, engineer and veteran of two NASA Space Shuttle missions. Doi holds a doctorate from the University of Tokyo in aerospace engineering, and has studied and published in the fields of propulsion systems and microgravity technology.
Takao Doi, a seasoned astronaut and program-specific professor at Kyoto University, expressed aspirations for future satellite iterations to feature an entirely wooden construction, including...
