西川 岳克

国立研究開発法人 宇宙航空研究開発機構(JAXA)

有人宇宙技術部門 宇宙飛行士運用技術ユニット 技術領域主幹

1997年、宇宙開発事業団に入社。ISS搭乗宇宙飛行士候補者の第1回基礎訓練、ISS計画の推進に関する国際調整、「きぼう」日本実験棟の運用管制(JAXAフライトディレクタ)、インクリメントマネージャ、新型有人宇宙船クルードラゴン運用初号機(Crew-1)の搭乗支援活動、宇宙飛行士候補者の募集・選抜などを担当。2020年より現職。

Takayoshi Nishikawa

Senior Engineer, Astronaut Operations Support Group, Astronaut Operations and Technology Unit, Human Spaceflight Technology Directorate

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency(JAXA)

Joined National Space Development Agency of Japan, NASDA (now part of JAXA) in 1997. He was assigned to basic training for ISS astronaut candidates and international coordination of the ISS project. In 2008, he was certified as a JAXA flight director for Japanese Experiment Module, Kibo and he had about 10 years operational experience as the member of JAXA Flight Control Team. He was also assigned as a JAXA Increment Manager, managing the entire Kibo operations including onboard utilizations to maximize outcomes. He joined crew support operations for Japanese astronauts during launch and landing phase of Space X Crew Dragon and new JAXA astronaut candidate selection team from 2020.