Koichi Wakata
Astronaut
1963 –
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Who is Koichi Wakata?
Koichi Wakata is a Japanese engineer and a JAXA astronaut. Wakata is a veteran of four NASA Space Shuttle missions and a long-duration stay on the International Space Station. During a nearly two decade career in spaceflight he has logged five months in space. Wakata is currently assigned to the Soyuz TMA-11M/Expedition 38/Expedition 39 long duration spaceflight scheduled for 2013-2014. He will be the first Japanese commander of the Space Station during Expedition 39.
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- Born
- Aug 1, 1963
Ōmiya, Saitama - Nationality
- Japan
- Profession
- Education
- Kyushu University
- Lived in
- Saitama Prefecture
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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