Kimiya Yui
Kimiya Yui | |
|---|---|
| 油井 亀美也 | |
Yui in 2025 | |
| Born | 30 January 1970 Kawakami, Nagano, Japan |
| Education | |
| Children | 3 |
| Space career | |
| JAXA astronaut | |
Time in space | 308 days, 9 hours and 6 minutes |
| Selection | |
| Missions | |
Mission insignia | |
| Military career | |
| Branch | Japan Air Self-Defense Force |
| Years | 1992–2009 |
| Rank | Lieutenant commander (Ret.) |
| Unit | 204th Tactical Fighter Squadron (1996–2000) |
Kimiya Yui (油井 亀美也; born 30 January 1970) is a Japanese astronaut with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and a retired fighter pilot with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. He was selected by JAXA in 2009.