Koichi Wakata Japanese astronaut
Koichi Wakata is a 61 years old Japanese astronaut from Ōmiya. He was born on August 01, 1963 in Ōmiya.
About
Yes, Koichi Wakata is still alive Last check: 4 years ago
Awards (3)
Awarded NASA Space Flight Medal , awarded Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" in 2011 , awarded Kikuchi Kan Prize in 2013 ,
Education
He graduated from Kyushu University
What is Koichi's zodiac sign?Koichi Wakata zodiac sign is leo.
When is Wakata's next birthday?
Koichi Wakata was born on the , which was a Thursday. He will be turning 62 in only 253 days from today (21 November, 2024).
Other facts about Koichi Wakata
Type | National Space Development Agency of Japan, JAXA |
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Astronaut mission | Expedition 18 |
Award received | Kikuchi Kan Prize , point in time: 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z |
Position held | ISS Expedition Commander , replaced by: Steven Swanson , replaces: Oleg Kotov , of: Expedition 39 , end time: 2014-05-10T00:00:00Z , start time: 2014-03-10T00:00:00Z |
Occupation | Engineer |
Place of birth | Ōmiya |
Name in native language | 若田光一 |
Educated at | Kyushu University |
Languages spoken, written or signed | Japanese |
Given name | Kōichi |
Time in space | 500192 |
Part of | NASA Astronaut Group 14 |
Native language | Japanese |
Country of citizenship | Japan |
CiNii author ID (books) | DA10242287 |
National Library of Korea Identifier | KAC200907072 |
Member of the crew of | Soyuz TMA-11M |
Twitter username | @Astro_Wakata. Koichi Wakata official Twitter page |
Amateur radio callsign | KC5ZTA |