Koichi Wakata

Koichi Wakata

male, 46 years old
Dan Barry, STS-72, Expedition 16, Omiya, Saitama, STS-123, from Saitama Prefecture…STS-92
Koichi Wakata is a Japanese astronaut from JAXA and a veteran of two NASA space shuttle missions. Wakata, born in Omiya, Saitama, earned a masters...
Akihiko Hoshide

Akihiko Hoshide

male, 40 years old
University of Houston, STS-124, Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, STS-72, Setagaya, Tokyo, Kibō
Akihiko Hoshide is a Japanese engineer and a JAXA astronaut. He was born in 1968 in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan and received a Bachelor’s degree in Me...