Koichi Wakata (若田 光一, Wakata Kōichi, born 1 August 1963) is a Japanese engineer and an astronaut working for Axiom Space. He retired from JAXA in 2024. 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. As of 2023, he is the longest active astronaut in the world. More about Koichi Wakata
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Wakata was born in Ōmiya, Saitama, Japan, earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering in 1987, a Master of Science degree in Applied Mechanics in 1989, and a Doctorate in Aerospace Engineering in 2004 from Kyushu University. He worked as a structural engineer for Japan Airlines.The most expensive item with a signature of Koichi Wakata (Koichi Wakata RARE Astronaut Autographed 8x10 Photo) was sold in February 2010 for $51.00 while the cheapest item (Koichi Wakata STS-72 Astronaut Signed Cover) found a new owner for $5.00 in July 2010. The month with the most items sold (4) was July 2010 with an average selling price of $14.43 for an autographed item of Koichi Wakata. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2010 with $51.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $9.00 was November 2013. In average, an autographed item from Koichi Wakata is worth $18.50.
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ASTRONAUT KOICHI WAKATA SIGNED 8X10 JAXA LITHO | $25.00 | ||
AUTOGRAPH, HAND SIGNED JAPANESE ASTRONAUT Koichi Wakata | $9.50 | ||
AUTOGRAPH, HAND SIGNED JAPANESE ASTRONAUT Koichi Wakata OFFICIAL NASA PHOTO | $26.00 | ||
JAPANESE AUTOGRAPH, HAND SIGNED ASTRONAUT Koichi Wakata | $14.50 | ||
JAPANESE, SHUTTLE AUTOGRAPH, HAND SIGNED, JAPANESE ASTRONAUT Koichi Wakata | $26.00 | ||
Koichi Wakata signed NASA 8x10 lithograph SPACE SALE Shuttle Astronaut | $33.77 | ||
NASA Astronaut Koichi Wakata Signed Autographed Photo | $19.99 | ||
SHUTTLE NASA Litho orig.signed Koichi WAKATA, SPACE | $18.50 | ||
Vintage Koichi Wakata NASA Autographed Space Astronaut Signed 8x10 Photo | $13.49 | ||
Vintage Koichi Wakata NASA Gold Autographed Space Astronaut Signed 8x10 Photo | $11.50 |