Koichi Wakata

Koichi Wakata is a Japanese engineer and an astronaut working for Axiom Space. 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.

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Who was born first?

• Koichi Wakata and Helen Sharman were born the same year
• Koichi Wakata and Julie Payette were born the same year
• Koichi Wakata and Patricia Robertson were born the same year
• Koichi Wakata and Marcos Pontes were born the same year
• Koichi Wakata and Timothy Kopra were born the same year

Timeline

1. Helen SharmanMay 30, 1963 – present
2. Julie PayetteOctober 20, 1963 – present
3. Koichi Wakata (this page)August 1, 1963 – present
4. Marcos PontesMarch 11, 1963 – present
5. Patricia RobertsonMarch 12, 1963 – May 24, 2001
6. Timothy KopraApril 9, 1963 – present

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