Koichi Wakata

340 Worldwide / 4 Japan

Date of birth: August 01, 1963.
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The 1st Space Flight: 11.01.1996 – 20.01.1996.
• Launch: January 11, 1996 at 09:41; "Endeavour” (STS-72). Mission Specialist 3.
• Landing: January 20, 1996 at 07:41; "Endeavour” (STS-72). Mission Specialist 3.
Flight duration: 08 days, 22 hours, 00 minutes, 40 seconds.
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The 2nd Space Flight: 11.10.2000 – 24.10.2000.
• Launch: October 11, 2000 at 23.17; "Discovery” (STS-92). Mission Specialist 5.
• Docking of "Discovery” with the ISS on October 13, 2000.
• Undocking of "Discovery” from the ISS on October 20, 2000.
• Landing: October 24, 2000 at 20.59; "Discovery” (STS-92). Mission Specialist 5.
Dr. Wakata became the first Japanese astronaut to work on the ISS assembly.
Flight duration: 12 days, 21 hours, 42 minutes, 41 seconds.
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The 3rd Space Flight: 15.03.2009 – 31.07.2009.
• Launch: March 15, 2009 at 23:43; "Discovery” (STS-119). Mission Specialist 5.
• Docking of "Discovery” with the ISS on March 17, 2009.
• Undocking of "Endeavour” from the ISS on July 28, 2009.
• Landing: July 31, 2009 at 14:48; "Endeavour” (STS-127). Mission Specialist 5.
Flight duration: 137 days, 15 hours, 04 minutes, 24 seconds.
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Total space flights – 3.
Total time in space: 159 days, 10 hours, 47 minutes, 45 seconds.