
Koichi Wakata
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1963-08-01 (62 years old)
Koichi Wakata
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.
Acting
(2021)
(2014)
Live from Space
as Self
(2002)
Space Station 3D
as Self - Mission Specialist, STS-92