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Koichi Wakata

Koichi Wakata (1963) has flown to space 7 times, spending 504.8 days off Earth in total. Nationality: Japan. First flight: STS-72, 1996.

Japan7 spaceflights504.8 days in space

Spaceflights

Jan 11, 1996
STS-72Space Shuttle · Cape Canaveral & Kennedy
Jul 23, 1999
STS-93Space Shuttle · Cape Canaveral & Kennedy
Oct 11, 2000
STS-92Space Shuttle · Cape Canaveral & Kennedy
Mar 15, 2009
STS-119Space Shuttle · Cape Canaveral & Kennedy
Jul 15, 2009
STS-127Space Shuttle · Cape Canaveral & Kennedy
Nov 7, 2013
Soyuz TMA-11MSoyuz-FG · Baikonur
Oct 5, 2022
SpaceX Crew-5Falcon 9 · Cape Canaveral & Kennedy
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Expedition 68
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Expedition 18
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Expedition 19
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Expedition 20
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Expedition 39
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Expedition 38

Career

Nationality
Japan
Born
1963
Occupation
engineer, astronaut, aircraft pilot
Astronaut group
NASA Astronaut Group 14

In space

Spaceflights
7
Time in space
504.77 days
First flight
January 11, 1996
Latest flight
Expedition 38
Education
Kyushu University
Awards (Wikidata)
3: NASA Space Flight Medal; Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"; Kikuchi Kan Prize

Source: Wikidata Q375566 (CC0): spaceflights, time in space, citizenship, employer, astronaut group, service, education and awards. Only public professional facts are shown.