Koichi Wakata

Koichi Wakata

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Acting

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1963-08-01 (62 years old)

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