Koichi Wakata

Known for

Acting

Born

August 1, 1963 (age 63)

Biography

Koichi Wakata is a Japanese engineer and an astronaut. 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.

Best known work

Space Station 3D

2002

The Wonderful: Stories from the Space Station

2021

Live from Space

2014

Filmography

2021
The Wonderful: Stories from the Space Station
as Self
2014
Live from Space
as Self
2002
Space Station 3D
as Self - Mission Specialist, STS-92