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	Astronaut Bio: Takao Doi (1/2007)
		EXPERIENCE: Takao Doi studied space propulsion systems as a research student in the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science in Japan from 1983 to 1985.
		Doi was a mission specialist on STS-87 (November 19 to December 5, 1997) and is the first Japanese astronaut to perform an EVA (spacewalk).
		Doi is assigned to the STS-123 mission that will deliver the first module of the Japanese laboratory, Kibo, and the Canadian Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator to the International Space Station.
	www.jsc.nasa.gov /Bios/htmlbios/doi.html (577 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Takao
		Takao was in fact close in many ways to being a capital ship; although she only carried a cruiser's guns, the torpedo tubes, displacement, and speed were closer to being worthy of a battlecruiser.
		Takao Doi (土井隆雄 Doi Takao, born September 18, 1954) is a Japanese astronaut and a veteran of one NASA space shuttle mission.
		Doi was selected by NASA as an astronaut candidate in 1985 and flew as a mission specialist aboard STS-87 in 1997, during which he became the first Japanese astronaut to conduct a spacewalk.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Takao (469 words)

	Doi
		Takao Doi studied space propulsion systems as a research student in the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science in Japan from 1983 to 1985.
		Dr. Doi will serve as a mission specialist on the crew of the fourth U.S. Microgravity Payload flight scheduled for an November 1997 launch on board Columbia on mission STS-87.
		Spartan was recaptured by hand, during a spacewalk by Takao Doi and Winston Scott on November 25.
	www.friends-partners.org /oldfriends/mwade/astros/doi.htm (584 words)

	Takao Doi Information
		Takao Doi (土井隆雄 Doi Takao, born September 18, 1954) is a Japanese astronaut and a veteran of one NASA space shuttle mission.
		Doi holds a doctorate from the University of Tokyo in aerospace engineering, and has studied and published in the fields of propulsion systems, and microgravity technology.
		Doi was selected by NASA as an astronaut candidate in 1985 and flew as a mission specialist aboard STS-87 in 1997, during which he became the first Japanese astronaut to conduct a spacewalk.
	takao-doi.zdnet.co.za /zdnet/Takao_Doi (367 words)

	Takao Doi
		Takao Doi (土井隆雄) is a Japanese astronaut and a veteran of one NASA space shuttle mission.
		Doi holds a doctorate from the University of Tokyo in aerospace engineering, and has studied and published in the fields of propulsion systems, and microgravity technology.
		Doi was selected by NASA as an astronaut candidate in 1985 and flew as a mission specialist aboard STS-87 in 1997, during which he became the first Japanese astronaut to conduct a spacewalk.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/t/ta/takao_doi.html (133 words)

	CNN - Astronauts retrieve errant satellite - November 24, 1997
		CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (CNN) -- Astronauts Winston Scott and Takao Doi caught the wandering Spartan satellite in their gloved hands Monday night and tucked it into the cargo bay of the shuttle Columbia.
		Scott and Doi were positioned at opposite ends of a platform spanning the cargo bay, their feet secured in restraints as they leaned out at an angle.
		Doi, 43, is a Tokyo-born engineer and the first Japanese to walk in space.
	edition.cnn.com /TECH/9711/24/spacewalk.update/index.html (685 words)

	Augusta Georgia: technology@ugusta: Spacewalkers snag satellite 11/24/97
		Japanese Astronaut Takao Doi works with a crane that will be used to build the international space station in the payload bay of the space shuttle Columbia Monday, Nov. 24, 1997, in this image from television.
		After waiting an hour for the satellite to tilt the right way, NASA astronaut Winston Scott and Japanese astronaut Takao Doi reached out and, at the same moment, grasped opposite ends of the out-of-control satellite.
		By then, Scott and Doi had positioned themselves on opposite ends of a platform spanning the cargo bay, their feet secured in restraints and their bodies leaning back to avoid being struck by the 3,000-pound satellite.
	chronicle.augusta.com /stories/112597/tech_shuttle.html (683 words)

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		Astronaut Takao 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, according to science minister Kenji Kosaka.
		NASA officially conveyed its decision to include a Japanese astronaut and its selection of veteran Doi, 51, as one of the crew members for the two-week mission, during a May 5 meeting between Kosaka and NASA Administrator Michael Griffin, Kosaka said at a news conference.
		The March agreement by the ISS partners came amid pressure from Japan and Europe on NASA to launch their cargo as early as possible because the United States plans to focus on lunar and Mars missions with a new spacecraft that will replace the space shuttle.
	www.japantimes.co.jp /weekly/news/nn2006/nn20060513a1.htm (226 words)

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		Scott and Doi had problems last week connecting a large orbital replacement unit, or ORU, to the end of the crane because the boom proved to be more flexible than expected.
		Update: Scott, Doi gear up for second spacewalk Astronauts Winston Scott and Takao Doi are suiting up for a planned four-and-a-half-hour spacewalk this morning to complete tests of a crucial space station assembly crane and other construction tools.
		Scott and Takao were already scheduled to carry out a six-hour spacewalk tonight to test a telescoping crane and other tools intended for use during space station construction.
	www.cbsnews.com /network/news/space/STS-87_Archive.txt (21547 words)

	USMP-4 Shuttle Crew
		Doi is a member of the 1995 Astronaut Class.
		Doi will be the first Japanese astronaut to conduct a spacewalk.
		Doi was selected by NASDA in 1985 and participated in training as a backup candidate for a Japanese Spacelab mission prior to being named to the 1995 class.
	liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov /shuttle/usmp4/crew.html (359 words)

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		Dr. Doi was born on 1954 in Minamitama-gun, Tokyo.
		The basic training Astronaut Doi received includes lectures on the makeup of an EVA suit with its tools/devices, and procedures for the operation of systems inside the air lock.
		Astronaut Doi also conducted training in a large pool to simulate microgravity environment where he received and EVA training for egress to the shuttle's cargo bay and trouble shooting procedures for various situations.
	iss.sfo.jaxa.jp /shuttle/flight/sts87/sts87doimspro_e.html (518 words)

	Spaceflight Now \| Breaking News \| Hubble snaps baby pictures of Jupiter's "Red Spot Jr."
		Doi is the first crew member named to the mission, which will be the eighth of the upcoming space shuttle missions to the space station.
		Doi's crew mates will be named at a later date.
		Doi holds a bachelor's degree, master's degree and a doctorate in aerospace engineering from the University of Tokyo.
	www.spaceflightnow.com /news/n0605/07doi (378 words)

	Takao Doi Patent Inventor Mie-gun, JP
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	www.freshpatents.com /Takao-Doi-Miegun-invdird.php (166 words)

	Takao Doi
		Takao Doi studied space propulsion systems as a research student in the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science in Japan from 1983 to 1985.
		Doi was a mission specialist on STS-87 (November 19 to December 5, 1997) and is the first Japanese astronaut to perform an EVA (spacewalk).
		Doi and Navy Captain Scott performed two EVA's (spacewalks).
	www.space-explorers.org /bios/doi.html (472 words)

	Takao Doi - Japanese astronaut
		Takao Doi is a Japanese astronaut and a veteran of one NASA space shuttle mission.
		Doi holds a doctorate from the University of Tokyo in aerospace engineering, and has studied and published in the fields of propulsion systems, and microgravity technology.
		Doi was selected by NASA as an astronaut candidate in 1985 and flew as a mission specialist aboard STS-87 in 1997, during which he became the first Japanese astronaut to conduct a spacewalk.
	www.japan-101.com /culture/takao_doi.htm (180 words)

	Interview with Japanese Astronaut, Dr. Doi
		Takao Doi, a longtime member of Houston Astronomical Society (H.A.S), who has been designated by NASA to duties on a shuttle mission in 2007.
		Whereas Dr. Doi is the first Japanese astronaut to conduct a spacewalk, the first Japanese in space was a TV reporter, Mr.
		The affable Dr. Doi is the first crew member assigned to the Space Shuttle crew that will deliver the first module of the Japanese laboratory, Kibo, to the International Space Station.
	www.astronomytoday.com /astronomy/interview10.html (1161 words)

	TAKAO DOI (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Takao Doi () é um astronauta japonês e um veteran de uma missão do shuttle de espaço da NASA.
		Doi prende um doctorate da universidade de Tokyo na engenharia aeroespacial, e estudou-o e publicou-o nos campos de sistemas da propulsão, e na tecnologia do microgravity.
		Doi foi selecionado por NASA como um candidato do astronauta em 1985 e voou como um specialist da missão a bordo de Sts-87 em 1997, durante que se transformou o primeiro astronauta japonês para conduzir um spacewalk.
	www.faktoport.com /wiki/pt/ta/Takao%20Doi.htm (139 words)

	CNN - Astronauts retrieve satellite, return to Columbia - Nov. 25, 1997
		Astronauts Winston Scott and Takao Doi caught the slowly spinning, 1 1/2 ton Spartan satellite about two hours into the spacewalk, which began Monday night, as the Earth drifted 175 miles (280 km) below.
		Until the satellite was in the right orientation to the astronauts, Scott and Doi waited and watched while Kregel made minute adjustments to position Columbia.
		Doi, 43, is a Tokyo-born engineer and the first Japanese citizen to walk in space.
	edition.cnn.com /TECH/9711/25/shuttle.am (659 words)

	11/25/1997: Spacewalkers wrestle Spartan back into berth
		Astronauts Winston Scott and Takao Doi, wearing the well-padded gloves that are part of their spacesuits, nabbed the slowly rotating Spartan spacecraft as it reached chest level between them as they perched outside the shuttle.
		Doi, let's decide what we are going to do with it," said Scott.
		The two men wrestled the malfunctioning, boxy, 3,000-pound satellite into the berth upon which they were standing in the shuttle cargo bay.
	www.chron.com /cgi-bin/auth/story.mpl/content/interactive/space/missions/sts87/chronicle_stories/shuttle1125.html (739 words)

	CNN - Astronauts poised to grab errant satellite - November 24, 1997
		CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (CNN) -- Astronauts Winston Scott and Takao Doi began a planned six-hour spacewalk Monday evening with an attempt to catch by hand an errant satellite that has been tumbling out of control since Friday.
		As Columbia eased up to the 3,000-pound Spartan satellite from behind at a rate of 1 mile an hour, Scott and Doi emerged from the hatch and positioned themselves at opposite ends of a platform spanning the cargo bay.
		As soon as that happens, Scott and Doi are to lean forward at the same moment and grab opposite ends of the telescope tube.
	www.cnn.com /TECH/9711/24/spacewalk/index.html (684 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Takao
		Interview: Takao Nakajima discusses Japanese interest in tonight's Yankees-Mariners baseball game, which features two of Japan's most popular stars playing each other for the first time in the US
		Takao Ode, ex-Supreme Court justice, dies at 73+
		TOKYO (Jan. 16) XINHUA - Takao Koyama, a memberHouse of Councilors, was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of receiving bribe in 1996 from KSD, an insurance foundation under the former Labor Ministry, Kyodo News reported.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Takao (387 words)

	SpaceViews December 1997: News
		Astronauts Winston Scott and Takao Doi would position themselves on opposite sides of the satellite's docking cradle in the cargo bay, while commander Kevin Kregel positioned the shuttle just underneath the satellite.
		Doi, let's decide what we're gonna do with it," Scott said to his partner after they grabbed hold of the satellite.
		Astronauts Winston Scott and Takao Doi were able to perform some of their planned tests during an extended spacewalk Monday the 24th.
	www.seds.org /spaceviews/9712/news.html (3551 words)

	NASA - NASA Names Doi to Shuttle Crew to Launch Japanese Module
		Doi is the first crew member named to the mission, which will be the eighth of the upcoming space shuttle missions to the space station.
		Doi's crew mates will be named at a later date.
		Doi holds a bachelor's degree, master's degree and a doctorate in aerospace engineering from the University of Tokyo.
	www.nasa.gov /home/hqnews/2006/may/HQ_06216_JAXA_astronaut.html (239 words)

	Japanese astronaut to join space lab mission
		Japanese astronaut Takao Doi will be on board in NASA's first space mission to deliver components for Japan's laboratory in the International Space Station.
		NASA Administrator Michael Griffin told visiting Japanese science minister Kenji Kosaka on Friday that astronaut Takao Doi, aged 51, will take part in the construction of Japan's manned laboratory in space.
		Mr Doi had a televised news conference in Houston with reporters in Tokyo.
	www.greece-japan.com /en/publish/article_122.shtml (235 words)

	Takao Doi - Wikipedia w kroliki.com 07 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Takao Doi zaglada do wnętrza Columbii w czasie spaceru kosmicznego podczas misji STS 87
		W 1985 Doi rozpoczął pracę w National Space Development Agency (NASDA) w Japonii, w programi lotów załogowych.
		Doi, jako pierwszy Japończyk w historii, odbył w czasie lotu dwa spacery kosmiczne, o łącznym czasie trwania 12 godzin 43 minut.
	www.kroliki.com /wiki/link-Takao_Doi (192 words)

	AeroWorldNet - NASA NEWS (Site not responding. Last check: )
		During 16 days in orbit, the astronauts will support fundamental science investigations and studies on the effects of microgravity on a variety of materials.
		Lindsey, Chawla and Doi are members of the 1995 Astronaut Class.
		They will be making their first journey to space during STS-87 having completed more than one year of training to prepare them for assignment to a Shuttle flight.
	www.aeroworldnet.com /n11187.htm (269 words)

	Takao Doi Information
		Doi holds a doctorate from the University of Tokyo in aerospace engineering, and has studied and published in the fields of propulsion systems, and microgravity technology.
		He worked for the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science and on the Japanese manned space program while also conducting research in the United States at NASA's Lewis Research Center and the University of Colorado.
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	www.bookrags.com /Takao_Doi (125 words)

	Kyodo News - Story
		Japanese astronaut Takao Doi (L), who will join a space shuttle mission in late 2007 that...
		Japanese astronaut Takao 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, the visiting Japanese science minister, Kenji Kosaka, said Friday.
		The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration officially conveyed its decision to include a Japanese astronaut and its selection of veteran Doi, 51, as one of the crew members for the two-week mission, during a meeting Friday between Kosaka and NASA Administrator Michael Griffin, the Japanese minister said in a press conference.
	home.kyodo.co.jp /modules/fstStory/index.php?storyid=245168 (206 words)

	CNN - Astronauts begin spacewalk to test crane, robotic eye - Dec. 3, 1997
		Space shuttle Columbia crewmen Winston Scott and Takao Doi popped open the hatch a little after 4 a.m., an hour later than planned.
		Scott and Doi never got around to Aercam Sprint during their first spacewalk on November 24.
		They were too busy capturing a runaway science satellite and, in the time that was left, testing a prototype of a crane that will fly on the international space station.
	www.cs.cmu.edu /People/kimberly/cnn.aercam.html (565 words)

	Spacewalk - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Japanese astronaut will be the first non-American aboard a U.S. spacecraft to walk in space, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced in November.
		Doi will perform experiments outside the shuttle with a welding system that will be used in repairing the space station.
		He is also scheduled to release and retrieve a small solar observation satellite by manipulating robot arms.
	web-jpn.org /kidsweb/news/97-1/space.html (264 words)

	NASA - This Month in Exploration - November
		Several payloads were onboard during the STS-87 mission including the SPARTAN free-flyer and the United States Microgravity Payload-4, which was used to study materials science, combustion science and fundamental physics.
		During the mission, Takao Doi completed an eight-hour space walk, becoming the first Japanese citizen to walk in space.
		November 23, 2002: During the STS-113 mission, Space Shuttle Endeavor delivered supplies, equipment the Integrated Truss Assembly P1to the International Space Station.
	www.nasa.gov /mission_pages/exploration/main/this_month.html (624 words)

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