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Sōichi Noguchi

Japanese astronaut
Person human Q357450
Sōichi Noguchi

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
April 15, 1965
Place of birth
Yokohama
Country of citizenship
Japan[5]
Ethnic group
Japanese people[7]
Occupation
astronaut, engineer
Educated at
University of Tokyo[8]
Award received
Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration", NASA Space Flight Medal[9][10]
Part of
NASA Astronaut Group 16[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Japanese[15]
Family name
Noguchi[13]
Given name
Sōichi[14]
Member of the crew of
SpaceX Crew-1, Expedition 22, Expedition 23, STS-114, Soyuz TMA-17, Expedition 64, Expedition 65[18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
Name in native language
野口 聡一[16]
Native language
Japanese[6]
Social media followers
740k (511k–740k, n=4)[26][27][28][29]
Time in space
+495933[17]
Writing language
Japanese[25]
🏷️ Also known as
en NOGUCHI Soichi en Souichi Noguchi en Sōichi Noguchi en Soichi Noguchi en NOGUCHI Souichi en NOGUCHI Sōichi ar سويتشي نوجوتشي cs Sóiči Noguči de Souichi Noguchi de Soichi Noguchi de Noguchi Sōichi de Noguchi Soichi fa سوئیچی ناگوچی he סויצ'י נגוצ'י hu Nogucsi Szóicsi it Noguchi Sōichi it Sōichi Noguchi ja 野口聡一 ko 노구치 소이치 pl Noguchi Soichi
🔖 Identifiers · 21
VIAF cluster ID
251279841
Allcinema person ID
895679
BabelNet ID
00969893n
CiNii Research ID
1140563741530808832
FanCons.com guest ID
5902
Freebase ID
/m/05rn25
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m05rn25
Google News topics ID
CAAqIggKIhxDQkFTRHdvSkwyMHZNRFZ5YmpJMUVnSnFZU2dBUAE
Instagram username
astro.soichi
JRC Names ID
148400
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA15633791
NDL Authority ID
01033706
Show all 21 identifiers +9
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100236639
Prabook ID
1372690
TMDB person ID
3854708
TVer talent ID
t02a532
Threads username
astro.soichi
Topic's main category
Category:Soichi Noguchi
WikiTree person ID
野口-14
X (Twitter) username
Astro_Soichi
YouTube channel ID
UCBVlapkCKb48RrbEKXKouag, UCwj85gz4ddy9QdTwdgbXHXQ

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🔗 Connections
Astronaut mission 6
STS-114, Soyuz TMA-17, Expedition 22, Expedition 23, Expedition 64, Expedition 65
← Crew members 6
STS-114, Soyuz TMA-17, Expedition 22, Expedition 23, Expedition 64, Expedition 65
Award received 2
Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration", NASA Space Flight Medal
Occupation 2
astronaut, engineer
Country of citizenship 1
Japan
Educated at 1
University of Tokyo
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Japanese
Named after 1
5734 Noguchi
Native language 1
Japanese
Part of 1
NASA Astronaut Group 16
Place of birth 1
Yokohama
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
Japanese
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Summary

Sōichi Noguchi was born on April 15, 1965[1], in Yokohama[2]. He has worked as an astronaut[3] and engineer[4].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Sōichi Noguchi include 5734 Noguchi[30], an asteroid[31].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include 5734 Noguchi[30], an asteroid[31].

FAQs

Where was Sōichi Noguchi born?

Sōichi Noguchi was born in Yokohama[2].

What did Sōichi Noguchi do for work?

Sōichi Noguchi worked as an astronaut[3] and engineer[4].

Where did Sōichi Noguchi go to school?

Sōichi Noguchi was educated at University of Tokyo[8].

What awards did Sōichi Noguchi receive?

Honors received include Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"[9] and NASA Space Flight Medal[10].

Related Entities

Japan Soyuz TMA-17

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  1. [2] ↑ . iss.jaxa.jp. iss.jaxa.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  12. [1] ↑ . iss.jaxa.jp. iss.jaxa.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 26w ago · ZI Jony · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of the crew of → SpaceX Crew-1, Expedition 22, Expedition 23 +4
    Astronaut mission → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Member of the crew of: Expedition 22, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257287|batch #257287]]"
  2. 26w ago · ZI Jony · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Part of → NASA Astronaut Group 16
    Writing language → Japanese
    Family name → Noguchi
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    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Astronaut mission: STS-114, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257207|batch #257207]]"
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