| Kimiya Yui | |
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| JAXA Astronaut Candidate | |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Status | Active |
| Born | 1970 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel, JASDF |
| Selection | 2009 JAXA Group |
Kimiya Yui (油井 亀美也 Yui Kimiya, born 1970) is a Japanese astronaut candidate from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. He was selected in 2009.[1]
Yui, from Nagano Prefecture, enrolled in the Japan Air Self-Defense Force after graduating from the National Defense Academy of Japan in 1992. He has piloted a F-15 Eagle fighter, and currently works in the Air Staff Office's Defense Planning Division. He is a Lieutenant Colonel.
Once he is trained as an astronaut, he will have the opportunity to fly to the International Space Station and engage in scientific experiments at Japan's Japanese Experiment Module space laboratory, as well as in the maintenance and operations of the station.
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