Name: Doi, Takao Country: Japan M/F: M Number of Flights: 2

Space Flights Launch Date - Shuttle Landing Date - Shuttle
1. STS-87 November 19, 1997 - Columbia December 5, 1997 - Columbia
2. STS-123 March 11, 2008 - Endeavour March 27, 2008 - Endeavour

Space Flights Descriptions
STS-81G
(Cancelled)
Proposed Backup Crew for the planned Spacelab-J Mission
Cancelled after the Challenger disaster
STS-47
(Backup Crew)
Spacelab-J Mission (SL-J) - Dedicated Japanese Spacelab mission
1. STS-87 United States Microgravity Payload 4 (USMP-4)
Deployed and retrieved Spartan 201-04
2. STS-123 ISS Assembly Mission 1J/A
Delivered the Kibo Experiment Logistics Module's Pressurized Section on March 13, 2008 - Endeavour docked with the International Space Station (ISS) from March 13, 2008 to March 25, 2008.

Spacewalks - 2
Space Flights Date & Duration Purpose
STS-87 November 25, 1997 Retrieve Spartan 201-04 free-flyer. Test spacewalking tools and techniques. Operate International Space Station cranes
7 hours 43 minutes
STS-87 December 3, 1997 Test spacewalking tools and techniques. Operate International Space Station cranes
4 hours 59 minutes

Return to Master List Japanese Astronauts Space Shuttle Program - Backup Crew / 1997
Two Spaceflights Spacewalkers Foreign Astronauts launched by USA
International Space Station Program - Phase IV - 2008 (MS)

Updated - December 14, 2008