ASTRONAUT

Satoshi Furukawa

1964 - Today

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Satoshi Furukawa (古川 聡, Furukawa Satoshi; born April 4, 1964) is a Japanese surgeon and JAXA astronaut. Furukawa was assigned to the International Space Station as a flight engineer on long-duration missions Expedition 28/29 (2011) and Expedition 69/70 (2023-2024). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Satoshi Furukawa is the 315th most popular astronaut (down from 180th in 2024), the 1,913th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,268th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Japanese Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Satoshi Furukawa ranks 315 out of 556. Before him are Bryan D. O'Connor, Chris Hadfield, Mikhail Kornienko, Richard O. Covey, John M. Fabian, and Thomas Akers. After him are Jeffrey A. Hoffman, Tracy Caldwell Dyson, James van Hoften, Timothy Kopra, Serena Auñón-Chancellor, and Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Satoshi Furukawa ranks 476. Before him are Elisabeta Lipă, Sevil Shhaideh, Erik Lindh, Jan Josef Liefers, Makharbek Khadartsev, and Luboš Kubík. After him are Lisa Franchetti, Isabella Ferrari, Leri Khabelov, Cristina Rivera Garza, Stephen Dunham, and Tom McGrath.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Satoshi Furukawa ranks 1,913 out of 6,245. Before him are Toshiki Sakai (1993), Jun Shimizu (1985), Yasushi Yoshida (1960), Hiroshi Abe (1958), Akiho Yoshizawa (1984), and Takashi Kuwahara (1948). After him are Yuki Kuriyama (1988), Daisuke Namikawa (1976), Masahiro Iwata (1981), Yosuke Matsumoto (1990), Hiroyuki Sawada (1974), and Oh! great (1972).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In Japan

Among astronauts born in Japan, Satoshi Furukawa ranks 8. Before him are Chiaki Mukai (1952), Koichi Wakata (1963), Mamoru Mohri (1948), Takao Doi (1954), Akihiko Hoshide (1968), and Soichi Noguchi (1965). After him are Takuya Onishi (1975), Naoko Yamazaki (1970), Kimiya Yui (1970), and Norishige Kanai (1976).

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