Koichi Wakata date of birth:
August 1, 1963
How old is Koichi Wakata?
62
Where was Koichi Wakata born?
Omiya, Saitama
Koichi Wakata body shape:
Average
What color are Koichi Wakata's eyes?
Black
What color is Koichi Wakata's hair?
Black
Is Koichi Wakata gay or straight?
Straight
What is Koichi Wakata's ethnicity?
Asian
What is Koichi Wakata nationality?
Japanese
What is Koichi Wakata's occupation?
Astronaut
Short Biography
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 Soyuz 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 Soyuz 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.