Dati personali
| Nome | Koichi Wakata |
| Data di nascita | 1963-08-01 |
| Nazionalità |
 Giapponese |
| Tipo | Governativo |
| Affiliazione | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency |
| Status | In attività |
| Wikipedia | Koichi_Wakata |
Note biografiche
(Traduzione automatica) Koichi Wakata (若田 光一 Wakata Kōichi, born 1 August 1963) is a Japanese engineer and a JAXA astronaut. Wakata is a veteran of four NASA Space Shuttle missions, a Russian Sojuz mission, and a long-duration stay on the International Space Station. During a nearly two-decade career in spaceflight, he has logged more than eleven months in space. During Expedition 39, he became the first Japanese commander of the International Space Station. Wakata flew on the Sojuz TMA-11M/Expedition 38/Expedition 39 long duration spaceflight from 7 November 2013 to 13 May 2014. During this spaceflight he was accompanied by Kirobo, the first humanoid robot astronaut.
Missioni
| Dal | Al | Destinazione | Lancio | Veicolo spaziale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2009-07-15 |
2009-07-31 |
International Space Station | Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-127 | Space Shuttle Endeavour |
2022-10-05 |
2023-03-12 |
International Space Station | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Crew-5 | Crew Dragon Endurance |
1996-01-11 |
1996-01-20 |
Orbita bassa terrestre | Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-72 | Space Shuttle Endeavour |
2000-10-11 |
2000-10-24 |
International Space Station | Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-92 | Space Shuttle Discovery |
2013-11-07 |
2014-05-14 |
International Space Station | Sojuz FG | Sojuz TMA-11M | Sojuz TMA-11M |
Expeditions
| Expedition | Ruolo | Inizio | Fine | Durata |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expedition 18 | Flight Engineer | 2008-10-12 | 2009-04-08 | 178:00:15:00 |
| Expedition 19 | Flight Engineer | 2009-03-28 | 2009-05-29 | 61:23:29:00 |
| Expedition 20 | Flight Engineer | 2009-05-29 | 2009-10-11 | 135:00:02:00 |
| Expedition 38 | Flight Engineer | 2013-11-10 | 2014-05-11 | 181:00:36:00 |
| Expedition 39 | Commander | 2014-03-11 | 2014-05-13 | 63:22:34:00 |
| Expedition 68 | Flight Engineer | 2022-09-28 | - | In corso |
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