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Takuya Onishi

1975 - Today

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Takuya Onishi (Japanese: 大西 卓哉, Hepburn: Ōnishi Takuya; born 22 December 1975) is a Japanese astronaut selected for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in 2009. He spent four months on board the International Space Station in 2016. In March 2025, he arrived at the ISS as part of Expedition 72/73. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Takuya Onishi is the 345th most popular astronaut (up from 495th in 2019), the 2,071st most popular biography from Japan (up from 2,394th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Japanese Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Takuya Onishi ranks 345 out of 556. Before her are Mike Mullane, Liu Boming, Michael Coats, Leroy Chiao, Guion Bluford, and Karl Gordon Henize. After her are Ulrich Walter, Yury Lonchakov, Scott Kelly, Naoko Yamazaki, Reinhold Ewald, and Steven Lindsey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Takuya Onishi ranks 328. Before her are David Burtka, Jiří Novák, Redfoo, Fele Martínez, Marie Gillain, and Mireille Enos. After her are Aimee Mullins, Rodolfo Arruabarrena, Magdalena Maleeva, Frédérique Bel, Jon Nödtveidt, and Nicolai Cleve Broch.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Takuya Onishi ranks 2,071 out of 6,245. Before her are Keisuke Makino (1969), Shunichi Nakajima (1982), Kohei Imazeki (1994), Norio Omura (1969), Yuki Takabayashi (1980), and Yuka Miyazaki (1983). After her are Yuji Nakazawa (1978), Yoshinori Kitase (1966), Masaharu Suzuki (1970), Ayumi Hara (1979), Shun Aso (1985), and Kazuto Nishida (1998).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In Japan

Among astronauts born in Japan, Takuya Onishi ranks 9. Before her are Koichi Wakata (1963), Mamoru Mohri (1948), Takao Doi (1954), Akihiko Hoshide (1968), Soichi Noguchi (1965), and Satoshi Furukawa (1964). After her are Naoko Yamazaki (1970), Kimiya Yui (1970), and Norishige Kanai (1976).

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