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World's 1st wooden satellite

Takao Doi, a Japanese astronaut and a program-specific professor at Kyoto University, speaks about the world's first-ever wooden satellite "LignoSat" during an interview in Kyoto, western Japan, on May 28, 2024. Scientists at Kyoto University and Tokyo-based wood products company Sumitomo Forestry Co. developed the spacecraft, a cube with 10-centimeter sides and weighing 1 kilogram.(Kyodo)

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World's 1st wooden satellite

Takao Doi, a Japanese astronaut and a program-specific professor at Kyoto University, speaks about the world's first-ever wooden satellite "LignoSat" during an interview in Kyoto, western Japan, on May 28, 2024. Scientists at Kyoto University and Tokyo-based wood products company Sumitomo Forestry Co. developed the spacecraft, a cube with 10-centimeter sides and weighing 1 kilogram.

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World's 1st wooden satellite

Takao Doi, a Japanese astronaut and a program-specific professor at Kyoto University, speaks about the world's first-ever wooden satellite "LignoSat" during an interview in Kyoto, western Japan, on May 28, 2024. Scientists at Kyoto University and Tokyo-based wood products company Sumitomo Forestry Co. developed the spacecraft, a cube with 10-centimeter sides and weighing 1 kilogram.

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Japan astronaut Doi becomes U.N. section chief

VIENNA, Austria - Japanese astronaut Takao Doi gets to work at the U.N. Office for Outer Space Affairs in Vienna on Sept. 16, 2009. Doi, who became the first astronaut to work at the office, heads its Space Applications Section.

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Japanese astronaut Doi speaks at post-landing news conference

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - Japanese astronaut Takao Doi speaks about the just-completed mission of the space shuttle Endeavour at a news conference at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on March 27. The Endeavor, carrying seven crew members including Doi, returned to Cape Canaveral on March 26, after nearly 16 days in orbit.

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Space shuttle Endeavour with Japanese astronaut returns to Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - U.S. space shuttle Endeavour, carrying seven crew members including Japanese astronaut Takao Doi, lands at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on March 26, wrapping up a mission that lasted nearly 16 days.

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Japanese astronaut Doi talks with Fukuda, Tokai, school juniors

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (front) waves at Japanese astronaut Takao Doi (R in a monitor screen at rear), who is staying on the International Space Station in orbit some 400 kilometers above Earth, from his office on March 20. Doi talked with Fukuda, education and science minister Kisaburo Tokai and pupils of his old school.

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Space shuttle Endeavour launched with Japan's Doi on board

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - NASA launched the space shuttle Endeavour on March 11 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with Japanese astronaut Takao Doi among the seven crew members on board with its main mission being the delivery of Japanese and other laboratories.

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Space shuttle Endeavour launched with Japan's Doi on board

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - NASA launched the space shuttle Endeavour on March 11 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with Japanese astronaut Takao Doi among the seven crew members on board with its main mission being the delivery of Japanese and other laboratories.

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Space shuttle Endeavour launched with Japan's Doi on board

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - NASA launched the space shuttle Endeavour on March 11 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with Japanese astronaut Takao Doi among the seven crew members on board with its main mission being the delivery of Japanese and other laboratories.

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Space shuttle Endeavour launched with Japan's Doi on board

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - NASA launched the space shuttle Endeavour on March 11 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with Japanese astronaut Takao Doi among the seven crew members on board with its main mission being the delivery of Japanese and other laboratories.

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Endeavour crew heads to shuttle orbiter to await liftoff

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - The crew of the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour, including Japanese astronaut Takao Doi (C), heads to the Kennedy Space Center launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, March 10 to await liftoff scheduled for 2:28 a.m. (3:28 p.m. Japan time) on March 11. The astronauts will install the Japanese-made module 'Kibo' in the International Space Station during their 16-day mission.

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Endeavour crew heads to shuttle orbiter to await liftoff

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - Japanese astronaut Takao Doi (C) waves to well-wishers as he and other members of the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour crew head to the Kennedy Space Center launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, in the evening of March 10 to await liftoff scheduled for 2:28 a.m. (3:28 p.m. Japan time) on March 11. The astronauts will install the Japanese-made module 'Kibo' in the International Space Station during their 16-day mission.

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Endeavour crew heads to shuttle orbiter to await liftoff

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - The seven-member crew of the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour, including Japanese astronaut Takao Doi (2nd L), pose for photographers before heading to the Kennedy Space Center launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, March 10 to await liftoff scheduled for 2:28 a.m. (3:28 p.m. Japan time) on March 11. The astronauts will install the Japanese-made module 'Kibo' in the International Space Station during their 16-day mission.

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NASA prepares for launch of space shuttle Endeavour

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - The U.S. space shuttle Endeavour sits at the Kennedy Space Center launch pad in Cape Canaveral in Florida on March 10 to await liftoff scheduled for 2:28 a.m. (3:28 p.m. Japan time) on March 11. Endeavour will carry Japanese astronaut Takao Doi among its seven-member crew in a 16-day mission to install the Japanese-made module 'Kibo' in the International Space Station.

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NASA prepares for launch of space shuttle Endeavour

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - NASA prepares March 10 for the launch the next day of the space shuttle Endeavour from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The shuttle will carry Japanese astronaut Takao Doi among its crew.

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NASA prepares for launch of space shuttle Endeavour

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - NASA prepares March 10 for the launch the next day of the space shuttle Endeavour from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The shuttle will carry Japanese astronaut Takao Doi among its crew.

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Doi, 6 other Endeavour crew in final training

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - Japan's Takao Doi (2nd from left) and six other astronauts pose for a photo on arrival at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 23 for a final round of training before taking off on the space shuttle Endeavour, scheduled for March 11.

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Doi, 6 other Endeavour crew in final training

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - Japan's Takao Doi speaks on arrival at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 23 for a final round of training before taking off with six other astronauts on the space shuttle Endeavour, scheduled for March 11. Doi told reporters he is very happy about having come to the final stage.

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Doi to join shuttle to set up Japan's lab on space station

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Japan's space laboratory named Kibo (Hope), which was put to a press preview at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida in July 2005. Japanese astronaut Takao Doi will join a space shuttle mission in late 2007 to deliver the first components for the Japanese space laboratory at the International Space Station.

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Doi to join shuttle to set up Japan's lab on space station

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Takao Doi (L), who will join a space shuttle mission in late 2007 that will deliver the first components for Japan's space laboratory at the International Space Station, and Naoko Yamazaki, who will join the mission as a member of the support crew on the ground, speak at a television press conference at the Japan Aerospace Expedition Agency (JAXA) in Tokyo on May 6.

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Japanese astronaut explains how Spartan was retrieved

Japanese astronaut Takao Doi explains with the help of a TV monitor at the Johnson Space Center, Texas, on Nov. 3 how the space shuttle Discovery retrieved the Spartan satellite which observes the corona of the sun. The small satellite, released Nov. 1, succeeded in taking 500 photos which are expected to help analyze solar winds that disrupt television and radio waves on Earth.

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Doi to join shuttle to set up Japan's lab on space station

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Takao Doi (L), who will join a space shuttle mission in late 2007 that will deliver the first components for Japan's space laboratory at the International Space Station, and Naoko Yamazaki, who will join the mission as a member of the support crew on the ground, speak at a television press conference at the Japan Aerospace Expedition Agency (JAXA) in Tokyo on May 6. (Kyodo)

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Doi to join shuttle to set up Japan's lab on space station

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Takao Doi (R) is in action during his first space mission in 1997 in a photo provided by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Doi will join a space shuttle mission in late 2007 that will deliver the first components for Japan's space laboratory at the International Space Station (Kyodo)

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Doi to join shuttle to set up Japan's lab on space station

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Japan's space laboratory named Kibo (Hope), which was put to a press preview at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida in July 2005. Japanese astronaut Takao Doi will join a space shuttle mission in late 2007 to deliver the first components for the Japanese space laboratory at the International Space Station. (Kyodo)

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Doi to join shuttle to set up Japan's lab on space station

HOUSTON, United States - Japanese astronaut Takao Doi (L), who will join a space shuttle mission in late 2007 that will deliver the first components for Japan's space laboratory at the International Space Station, and Naoko Yamazaki, who will join the mission as a member of the support crew on the ground, speak at a press conference in Houston on May 5. The photo was provided by the Japan Aerospace Expedition Agency (JAXA) (Kyodo)

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Doi, 6 other Endeavour crew in final training

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - Japan's Takao Doi (2nd from left) and six other astronauts pose for a photo on arrival at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 23 for a final round of training before taking off on the space shuttle Endeavour, scheduled for March 11. (Kyodo)

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Doi, 6 other Endeavour crew in final training

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - Japan's Takao Doi speaks on arrival at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 23 for a final round of training before taking off with six other astronauts on the space shuttle Endeavour, scheduled for March 11. Doi told reporters he is very happy about having come to the final stage. (Kyodo)

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NASA prepares for launch of space shuttle Endeavour

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - NASA prepares March 10 for the launch the next day of the space shuttle Endeavour from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The shuttle will carry Japanese astronaut Takao Doi among its crew. (Kyodo)

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NASA prepares for launch of space shuttle Endeavour

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - NASA prepares March 10 for the launch the next day of the space shuttle Endeavour from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The shuttle will carry Japanese astronaut Takao Doi among its crew. (Kyodo)

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Space shuttle Endeavour launched with Japan's Doi on board

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - NASA launched the space shuttle Endeavour on March 11 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with Japanese astronaut Takao Doi among the seven crew members on board with its main mission being the delivery of Japanese and other laboratories. (Kyodo)

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Space shuttle Endeavour launched with Japan's Doi on board

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - NASA launched the space shuttle Endeavour on March 11 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with Japanese astronaut Takao Doi among the seven crew members on board with its main mission being the delivery of Japanese and other laboratories. (Kyodo)

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Space shuttle Endeavour launched with Japan's Doi on board

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - NASA launched the space shuttle Endeavour on March 11 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with Japanese astronaut Takao Doi among the seven crew members on board with its main mission being the delivery of Japanese and other laboratories. (Kyodo)

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Endeavour crew heads to shuttle orbiter to await liftoff

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - Japanese astronaut Takao Doi (C) waves to well-wishers as he and other members of the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour crew head to the Kennedy Space Center launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, in the evening of March 10 to await liftoff scheduled for 2:28 a.m. (3:28 p.m. Japan time) on March 11. The astronauts will install the Japanese-made module 'Kibo' in the International Space Station during their 16-day mission. (Kyodo)

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NASA prepares for launch of space shuttle Endeavour

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - The U.S. space shuttle Endeavour sits at the Kennedy Space Center launch pad in Cape Canaveral in Florida on March 10 to await liftoff scheduled for 2:28 a.m. (3:28 p.m. Japan time) on March 11. Endeavour will carry Japanese astronaut Takao Doi among its seven-member crew in a 16-day mission to install the Japanese-made module 'Kibo' in the International Space Station. (Kyodo)

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Space shuttle Endeavour launched with Japan's Doi on board

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - NASA launched the space shuttle Endeavour on March 11 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with Japanese astronaut Takao Doi among the seven crew members on board with its main mission being the delivery of Japanese and other laboratories. (Kyodo)

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Endeavour crew heads to shuttle orbiter to await liftoff

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - The crew of the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour, including Japanese astronaut Takao Doi (C), heads to the Kennedy Space Center launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, March 10 to await liftoff scheduled for 2:28 a.m. (3:28 p.m. Japan time) on March 11. The astronauts will install the Japanese-made module 'Kibo' in the International Space Station during their 16-day mission. (Kyodo)

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Endeavour crew heads to shuttle orbiter to await liftoff

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - The seven-member crew of the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour, including Japanese astronaut Takao Doi (2nd L), pose for photographers before heading to the Kennedy Space Center launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, March 10 to await liftoff scheduled for 2:28 a.m. (3:28 p.m. Japan time) on March 11. The astronauts will install the Japanese-made module 'Kibo' in the International Space Station during their 16-day mission. (Kyodo)

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Japanese astronaut Doi talks with Fukuda, Tokai, school juniors

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (front) waves at Japanese astronaut Takao Doi (R in a monitor screen at rear), who is staying on the International Space Station in orbit some 400 kilometers above Earth, from his office on March 20. Doi talked with Fukuda, education and science minister Kisaburo Tokai and pupils of his old school. (Kyodo)

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Space shuttle Endeavour with Japanese astronaut returns to Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - U.S. space shuttle Endeavour, carrying seven crew members including Japanese astronaut Takao Doi, lands at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on March 26, wrapping up a mission that lasted nearly 16 days. (Kyodo)

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Japanese astronaut Doi speaks at post-landing news conference

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - Japanese astronaut Takao Doi speaks about the just-completed mission of the space shuttle Endeavour at a news conference at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on March 27. The Endeavor, carrying seven crew members including Doi, returned to Cape Canaveral on March 26, after nearly 16 days in orbit. (Kyodo)

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Japan astronaut Doi becomes U.N. section chief

VIENNA, Austria - Japanese astronaut Takao Doi gets to work at the U.N. Office for Outer Space Affairs in Vienna on Sept. 16, 2009. Doi, who became the first astronaut to work at the office, heads its Space Applications Section. (Kyodo)