Soichi Noguchi

Mission Specialist

JAXAJapaneseACTIVE

FLIGHTS

w/ SPACEX

EVAs

344d 9h 33m

IN SPACE

BIOGRAPHY

Soichi Noguchi is a JAXA astronaut and aerospace engineer. He first flew on STS-114, the Return to Flight mission after the Columbia disaster, performing three EVAs. He later spent over five months on the ISS via Soyuz TMA-17 and flew again on SpaceX Crew-1, becoming the third person to reach space on three different types of spacecraft.

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth

April 15, 1965

Birthplace

Yokohama, Japan

Selection

NASDA Group (1996)

EDUCATION

BS & MS Aeronautical Engineering, University of Tokyo

PhD Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Tokyo

Wikipedia Profile @Astro_Soichi

MISSION HISTORY

Crew-1

November 16, 2020Flight #107

SpaceX will launch the first operational mission of its Crew Dragon vehicle as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Transportation Capability Program (CCtCap), carrying 3 NASA astronauts and 1 JAXA astronaut to the International Space Station. This mission will be the second crewed flight to launch from the United States since the end of the Space Shuttle program in 2011.

CREW:

FELLOW CREWMATES

Shannon Walker

NASA

Victor J. Glover

NASA

Michael S. Hopkins

NASA

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