Koichi Wakata

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.

Known For

Space Station 3D

Self - Mission Specialist, STS-92

Live from Space

Self

The Wonderful: Stories from the Space Station

Self

Filmography

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

Year	TV Show	Role