Person

Koichi Wakata

Acting · Born 1963-08-01

Biography

Koichi Wakata is a Japanese engineer and an astronaut. Wakata retired from JAXA in 2024 after a career in spaceflight spanning nearly two decades. He logged over 500 days in space across five missions: three aboard the Space Shuttle, one on the Soyuz, and one on the Crew Dragon.

Known for

Space Station 3D
Self - Mission Specialist, STS-92
Live from Space
Self
The Wonderful: Stories from the Space Station
Self

Filmography

2021The Wonderful: Stories from the Space StationSelf
2014Live from SpaceSelf
2002Space Station 3DSelf - Mission Specialist, STS-92

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