Wakata

Koichi

Japan


International order nº: 344

Japan astr nº: 4


Personal data:

Birthdate:  01 Aug 1963
Birthplace:  Omiya / Saitama
Marital status:  married
Children:  one
Selection date:  28 Apr 1992
Selection group:  NASDA-2
Job:  MSP
Status:  Ret. 31.03.2024
Koichi Wakata

Space flights:

Ord.
num.
Startup
spacecraft
Date and
time of
launch (UT)
Status while
launch
Spacecraft
of landing
Date and
time of
landing (UT)
Duration
1 STS-72
(Endeavour/10)
11 Jan 1996
09h.41m.00s.
MS STS-72
(Endeavour/10)
20 Jan 1996
07h.42m.46s.
8d.22h.01m.
2 STS-92
(Discovery/28)
11 Oct 2000
23h.17m.00s.
MS STS-92
(Discovery/28)
24 Oct 2000
21h.00m.47s.
12d.21h.42m.
3 STS-119
(Discovery/36)
15 Mars 2009
23h.43m.
Flight Engineer ISS-18/19/20 STS-127
(Endeavour/23)
31 Jul 2009
14h 48m
137d 15h 04m
4 Soyuz-TMA 11M 07 Nov 2013
04h 14m
FE / ISS-Cdm ISS-38/39 Soyuz-TMA 11M 14 May 2014
01h 58m
187d 21h 44m
5 SpaceX Crew-5 / ISS-68 05 Octobre 2022
16:00:57 UTC
PLT / FE ISS-68 SpaceX Crew-5 12 Mars 2023
02:02:09 UTC
157d 10h 01m
Total duration: 504d 18h 32m

EVA′s:

Date Time (UTC) of
starting
Duration Crew & Remarks
20.01.2023 UTC 7h 21m Wakata and N.Mann; mission ISS-Exp.68
The duo completed the installation of a mounting platform on the 1B power channel that was started during a previous spacewalk and began installing a mounting platform on the 1A power channel.
02.02.2023 UTC 6h 41m Wakata and N.Mann; mission ISS-Exp.68
Main task was to complete installation of a mounting platform on the 1A power channel as part of a planned solar array augmentation on the starboard side of the station's truss.
Total: 14h 02m EVAs: 2

Backup assignments:

No. Mission Job Date
1  Soyuz TMA-09M  FE  28 May 2013

Personal patches:


Patch Wakata Koichi

Additional information


Ref: #16, #21 - update: 09.12.2025