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    Takao Doi (土井 隆雄, Doi Takao, born September 18, 1954) is a Japanese astronaut, engineer and veteran of two NASA Space Shuttle missions. Doi holds a doctorate...
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    It also marked the first EVA conducted by a Japanese astronaut, Takao Doi. Scott and Doi – EVA 1 EVA 1 Start: 25 November 1997 – 00:02 UTC EVA 1 End: 25...
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  • Takao Abe (阿部 孝夫, born 1943), Japanese politician Takao Aoki (青木 たかお), Japanese manga artist Takao Doi (土井 隆雄, born 1954), Japanese astronaut Takao Fujii...
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    which malfunctioned, necessitating a spacewalk by Winston Scott and Takao Doi to capture the satellite. A five-month NASA investigation exonerated Chawla...
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    TM-6/TM-7: 55(70)  (Mir Aragatz) Mission Specialist, STS-86 Atlantis Takao Doi (Japan) Mission Specialist, STS-87 Columbia Mission Specialist, STS-123...
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    The first EVA by a Japanese astronaut was made on November 25, 1997, by Takao Doi during STS-87. The first EVA by a Swiss astronaut was made on December...
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    robot arm and the Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS). Gorie, Johnson, and Doi surveyed the orbiter's wings and nose cap to ensure that no damage had occurred...
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    China) to further the programme's work. In 2009, Japanese astronaut Takao Doi became Chief of Space Applications. In 2010, the Human Space Initiative...
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  • Japanese footballer Shuta Doi (土居 柊太, born 1996), Japanese footballer Takako Doi (土井 たか子, 1928–2014), Japanese female politician Takao Doi (土井 隆雄, born 1954)...
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  • Washington Star ceases all operations after 128 years of publication. 1985 – Takao Doi, Mamoru Mohri and Chiaki Mukai are chosen to be Japan's first astronauts...
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